Date: 04/25/1997

Number: 1

On Firday (25 April) I received a call from another KU faculty member, Ted Johnson, saying that he had seen very faded, but untattered, female monarch moving through campus at 1:45PM. The temperature was in the mid 60's and the conditions were partly cloudy. Later (3:30PM), I visited my greenhouse on West Campus to collect some milkweed but thought it might be worth checking on the growth of the milkweeds in the garden adjacent to the greenhouse. I thought I might also find an egg or two. Surprise! In the middle of the garden there was an extremely faded and tattered female monarch moving very awkwardly among the new 1-6cm milkweed shoots laying eggs. She was actually crawling from plant to plant. This morning I checked for eggs and found 21 in about 60 clusters of milkweed shoots. These are the first eggs of the year. Late April is the normal time to find the first monarch eggs in this part of Kansas. Last year the first eggs were found about a month later - probably d

Lawrence, KS

Latitude: 39 Longitude: -95.2

Observed by:
Contact Observer

The observer's e-mail address will not be disclosed.
Contact will be made through a web-based form.