Date: 09/20/2020

Number: 43

The batch of 43 chrysalids are almost gone. 2 left.

Just put up the next batch of 45.

The third batch is starting to form chrysLids. And have been putting caterpillars in the forth batch for a week. (I usually put in caterpillars for 2 weeks in each batch)

I find the caterpillars on milkweed in the garden and put them inside a bottomless butterfly cage over milkweed
so the flies and wasps don't get them. Pretty good success so far. No parasites in the first batch which were all put in 1st or second instar. 2nd batch I had 4 with parasites, but had put a half dozen larger caterpillars in later.

Washington, DC

Latitude: 38.9 Longitude: -77

Observed by: Steve
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