Date: 06/15/2019

Number: 35

At least 35 milkweed stems collected with eggs attached to leaves. We place 3 or 4 stems in repurposed 2 liter pop bottles filled with fresh water. 11 bottles sit nicely in each of the two laundry baskets, place near screened windows in the living room, dedicated to caterpillar cultivation. Our contraptions are called "caterpillar corrals".

At present, I was able to spot a half dozen new hatchlings and a couple of 2nd instars grazing among the leaves. Certainly more to come as I collect several plants per day from my milkweed bed for protection and nurturing.

Bayfield, WI

Latitude: 46.8 Longitude: -90.8

Observed by: Kathleen
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