Date: 11/04/2019

Number: 1

Final count for 2019--

Brought in 168 monarch eggs/caterpillars

80 healthy monarchs released
11 euthanized (OE or had weak legs)
56 died from tachinid or other parasite
21 eggs didn't hatch

Notes:

- Most that died of tachinid/parasites were brought in as 1 or 2 instars.

- Found many that died of tachinid on the outdoor plants.

- Also preying mantis, orb spiders, assassin bugs were ample in the garden this year and were feasting on the butterflies and cats.

- Still have cats on my milkweed. Don't expect them to survive due to tachinid and other parasites. Haven't seen any survive outside past 4 instar.

- Expect temperatures to drop by December (hopefully) and the milkweed will go dormant. Having an extremely warm and dry Fall.

-Wildfires have been close, but not as close as last year... Noticed that the butterfly population in general seemed to rebound this year. Hope it continues into 2020!

Thousand Oaks, CA

Latitude: 34.2 Longitude: -118.8

Observed by: Melanie
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