Date: 09/14/2015

Number: 60

Had 20+ milkweed plants in my garden but had a big problem with paper wasps eating the young. Made a nursery to raise the young, harvested the babies early each morning and placed them in the nursery. Release 0ver 60 butterflies, observed 8 mating pairs, numerous females laying eggs and always 5 or more butterflies in the garden daily. Harvested the milkweed seeds and sent them to friends across the US so they could start their own gardens. Have 3 straggles in the nursery that should be ready for release in a week. They preferred the scarlet milkweed over the bright yellow variety.

Windermere, FL

Latitude: 28.5 Longitude: -81.6

Observed by: Cynthia
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