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Okay, so now that we have some babies, how do we tag the adults so they can be tracked through migration? Thanks SO much for any advice!!
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When the monarchs first emerge from the pupas, I have found they will hang upside down for an hour more or less for the their wings to harden. That would be the time to put tags on. In my butterfly house, during warmer weather they will come out earlier in the morning but it could be any time from 9am through the early afternoon. If you notice the baby caterpillars are disappearing, it may be that wasps have discovered them and will eat them. I used tomato cages turned upside down covered with mesh (tulle) to cover milkweed plants and created a butterfly house from an old parrot cage covered with screening. It is big enough to put potted 1 gallon milkweeds in with caterpillars on board. Two caterpillars can pretty much strip a plant but they grow back fast, so I rotate them.
TerriCity
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May 8, 2018
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Great instructions on your butterfly cages. I may have to make some to help the little buggers.
I have 4 kinds of milkweed on my 4 acre property that is devoted to them with all kinds of native plantings.
Wow! What a wonderful project with super results. Although I have raised monarch butterflies from eggs for the last couple of years, I have not checked into any type of tagging procedure. I did an Internet search for "monarch butterfly tagging," and turned up quite a few results.
Please keep us posted Kris. ?
MikeEC
MikeEC
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I knew you'd post them, just didn't know when or where.
I suspect tagging these guys will/would be quite a feat! All my thoughts, once visualized, were quickly rejected. .. Luck and inspiration to you-all. Lett us know if you come up with anyg, k?
njoy_life_2
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There is at least one youtube video about tagging, but I did not link to it or watch it
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