Date: 06/21/2014

Number: 1

We observed a lone female Monarch on our tropical milkweed. We have a yard full of the larger Asclepias but only the milkweed bugs/beetles and bees seem attracted to them. We have a lot of the larger milkweed plants in our yard (once planted, they are there for the long-haul!) but the plants get quite tall with very thick, leathery leaves. I typically cut them back once the blooms are spent. Do caterpillars find the large, thick leaves difficult to eat?

Cincinnati, OH

Latitude: 39.1 Longitude: -84.5

Observed by: Paul
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