Date: 09/19/2019

Number: 5

Earlier this summer we allowed a dozen or so eggs to remain on the plants and let nature take her course. We had many sightings of monarchs, then we decided to capture about six caterpillars, but only one made it thorough. We realized they were being infected with the little fly.

Our last batch, five more eggs, five caterpillars segregated into a cage and today launched the last two "boys"... success, five for five, one girl, four boys in this last blast of summer. Did notice today on one very lovely native milkweed yet some more eggs, so may harvest them and help them along as well.

Seal Beach, CA

Latitude: 33.7 Longitude: -118.1

Observed by: Donna
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