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Raising monarchs and providing appropriate habitat for butterflies and other pollinators.

Raising monarchs and providing appropriate habitat for butterflies and other pollinators.

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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Mar 19, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by Plainjane
I am reading about milkweed and noticed there are different kinds. Do monarchs prefer a certain kind?
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
May 11, 2018May 2018

Posted by MikeEC
It is still too early to see wild monarchs in central Illinois, but the black Eastern swallowtails are beginning to emerge. Last fall, I placed several swallowtail chrysalises into a raising chamber and kept it in my unheated garage all winter. The ...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
May 7, 2018May 2018

Posted by Kris725
Look what the kids at my church just did! Ftr, Unitarian Universalists are mostly Humanist and Agnostic. We also have some Wiccans, Secular Jews, and a few VERY progressive s. Okay, so now that we have some babies, how do we tag the adults so they ...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Mar 14, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by MikeEC
I will post several comments in the next few weeks about how to get started raising monarchs. It will be very helpful if each member would post the following information: 1. Have you raised monarchs previously, or is this going to be a ...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
May 22, 2018May 2018

Posted by TerriCity
I finally had a little time to look around the butterfly garden and collect some caterpillars and eggs to go in the caterpillar house. I gathered a couple of baby monarch caterpillars and a couple of Gulf Fritillary cats. I was excited to find a ...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Jun 19, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by MikeEC
How to find a baby monarch caterpillar: It is possible to raise monarchs from eggs, and many experienced monarch ranchers prefer to start with eggs. The main reason is that the earlier in the metamorphosis cycle that you start the more likely it is ...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Apr 27, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by MermaidSuzy888
I started growing common milkweed 2 years ago. Last year, I had about 22 monarch caterpillars feeding on my milkweed. They stripped it bare. My biggest problem has been yellow aphids on the milkweed. I lost a lot of lower leaves due to them. I've ...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Jun 2, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Leafhead
Can anyone guess what this is?
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Jun 1, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by BlueWave
Is This Milkweed? My friend has what I think is milkweed she doesn't want. If it is, indeed, milkweed, I'm going to plant it in my yard. Please let me know your thoughts asap. Including any specialized instructions, if any. Thanks!
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Jun 12, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by MikeEC
More than enough milkweed! The attached pictures show only two of several groupings of common milkweed in my backyard in the alley behind my house. In the four years I have planted milkweed, it has spread tremendously. In fact, by next spring I will ...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Jun 12, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by MikeEC
Swallowtails in central Illinois. I see a lot of black Eastern swallowtails and also giant swallowtails in my flower gardens. Eastern swallowtails use several types of herbs as host plants. I have fennel (a perennial) planted in several places and ...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
May 28, 2018May 2018

Posted by hereinwhoseville
I would so much love to plant milkweed, been wanting to for a while. I have two acres in Oregon and I know this is prime area for monarchs. But here's my dilemma - I have a massive blackberry invasion. I keep the field mowed but blackberries are just...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Apr 2, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by MikeEC
Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle (FROM All insects change in form as they grow; this process is called metamorphosis. There are two kinds of metamorphosis, incomplete (or simple) metamorphosis, and complete metamorphosis. An example of...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Apr 29, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by MermaidSuzy888
This is a great article complete with maps that indicate the type of milkweed you should be planting for your area. I found it to be very helpful.
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Apr 30, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Leafhead
Saw the first mature Milkweed of 2018 in my side yard. Where there's one, there's more, and the more Milkweed the better!! Here she is
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Jun 8, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by TerriCity
The Black Swallowtail caterpillars are growing rapidly.
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Jun 16, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Leafhead
My very first of 2018
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Apr 30, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by MikeEC
The beautiful Black Eastern swallowtail is present in most of the US east of the Rocky Mountains. Although they are not considered a threatened species like the monarch, I enjoy raising them from eggs, which are easier to spot than monarch eggs. The ...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Apr 29, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by MermaidSuzy888
I'm beginning to clean out my butterfly garden today. I have common milkweed. I also grow marigolds to attract butterflies & to deter pests. Does anyone else else grow specific flowers to attract butterflies? There's a great list of flowers & ...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
May 22, 2018May 2018

Posted by btroje
A few of the 7 milkweeds that are going to grow this year despite drought
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Jun 4, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Leafhead
Some of my 5th instar Monarch cats
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Jun 2, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by MsTanya
Hi Left head. Great information here. I love butterflies & if I can plant things in my yard to attract them I will. Keep posting suggestions.
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
May 28, 2018May 2018

Posted by MermaidSuzy888
I'm so happy to say that my milkweed has returned & I have many more plants than last year. I've noticed that it has spread. I'm dedicated two gardens to butterflies & pollinators this year.
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Jun 1, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Leafhead
Monarch on Cup Plant
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Jun 24, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by btroje
I saw a monarch here yesterday
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Posted by TerriCitySulpher butterfly from caterpillar to pupa to adult butterfly.

Posted by TerriCitySulpher butterfly from caterpillar to pupa to adult butterfly.

Posted by TerriCitySulpher butterfly from caterpillar to pupa to adult butterfly.

Posted by TerriCitySulpher butterfly from caterpillar to pupa to adult butterfly.

Posted by LeafheadAsclepias sullivantii, the Sullivant's Prairie Milkweed. Taken at a way station in Middleton, WI

Posted by LeafheadCeropegia woodii Hoya carnosa Both plants bloom at night and attract lots of cool moths

Posted by LeafheadCeropegia woodii Hoya carnosa Both plants bloom at night and attract lots of cool moths

Posted by DAB456What kind is this? I think I know, but would like another opinion.

Posted by bigpawbulletsNot sure what these guys are. But suddenly we seem to be getting a few of them in the "Habitat":

Posted by bigpawbulletsSilly meme. But an attractive butterfly. Photoshopped or real?

Posted by MikeECI posted this earlier In the Gardeners group, but had actually intended to post it here. Those of you who are members of both groups get to see it twice ?

Posted by MikeECI posted this earlier In the Gardeners group, but had actually intended to post it here. Those of you who are members of both groups get to see it twice ?

Posted by LeafheadMy latest visitor to the feeder, a Hackberry Emperor

Posted by MikeECI managed to overwinter three Eastern black swallowtail chrysalises in my unheated garage and released them about a month ago.

Posted by MikeECI managed to overwinter three Eastern black swallowtail chrysalises in my unheated garage and released them about a month ago.

Posted by MikeECI managed to overwinter three Eastern black swallowtail chrysalises in my unheated garage and released them about a month ago.
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