Date: 03/19/2016

Number: 1

Two of many monarch larvae that have stripped our potted milkweed plants in the last few weeks. There aren't many leaves left (again!)on our 12-15 milkweed plants after a couple weeks of feeding. The milkweeds were just beginning to produce a nice leaf crop after the stripping by monarchs in late November and the brief winter dormancy. We can't keep enough milkweeds supplied for our large monarch population here in our South Texas backyard. This has been occurring since late last year. It is hard to find milkweeds at the local nursery and when you do they cost almost $10 for a small plant.

Portland, TX

Latitude: 27.9 Longitude: -97.3

Observed by: Raymond
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