tsar4 Posted July 15, 2018 Posted July 15, 2018 Monarch Butterflies released - 2 "Js" - 1 Chrysalis - 1 Caterpillars (currently munching away) - 6 Failed Chrysalis - 1 Been feeding these caterpillars for awhile. I think 2 are about to begin climbing and go "J". Man, do these little guys (ahem) "frass".
death_by_motorboat Posted July 15, 2018 Posted July 15, 2018 an ostrich has more personality than my ex-wife
tsar4 Posted July 15, 2018 Author Posted July 15, 2018 On 7/15/2018 at 5:14 PM, mumbo13 said: it makes you a butterfly breeder? Expand No, that would infer some sort of husbandry on my part. I'm just trying to insure these survive to fly to Mexico. 1
death_by_motorboat Posted July 15, 2018 Posted July 15, 2018 so you are a monarch "activist"... i wasnt sure if they are endangered ....i found this https://www.fws.gov/savethemonarch/SSA.html so its still being considered if its possible to protect them as an endangered species under federal law, but its not federal law yet until maybe in 2019, according to this... i remember years that had hundreds of butterflies and i remember years with none, so i would guess either migration routes sometimes change, or theres just less of them around in general.
tsar4 Posted July 15, 2018 Author Posted July 15, 2018 These are the folks I've bought milkweed seeds from - I didn't have much success due to a brown thumb. I went to a local nursury & bought a bunch of plants & they've thrived. I've been harvesting caterpillars & leaves to put in the net house. Since my initial post, the "J" went chrysalis & another caterpillar has climbed to the top of the house. http://www.saveourmonarchs.org/
death_by_motorboat Posted July 15, 2018 Posted July 15, 2018 so what i am getting, is the thick vast plains of milkweed are disappearing and so that means the monarch is also losing habitat
tsar4 Posted July 15, 2018 Author Posted July 15, 2018 (edited) On 7/15/2018 at 5:51 PM, mumbo13 said: so what i am getting, is the thick vast plains of milkweed are disappearing and so that means the monarch is also losing habitat Expand Yep. States are now removing "Invasive weed" status from Milkweed, Illinois even promotes raising it, but many counties & municipalities haven't followed suit & might cite or fine a person caught growing it. Edited July 15, 2018 by tsar4
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