Northeast Gardening: Monarchs, 2 by Loretta_NJ

Loretta_NJ wrote:
Las14, last September, we vacationed in Ogunquit, ME and there were a lot of Monarchs and other butterflies there. A beautiful area with lots of gardens!
Here in NJ, this year has been a good Monarch year for me. I've raised about 80 caterpillars mostly from my yard. Nearby there is a good size patch of milkweed I've been using to add to my supply and they also have quite a few caterpillars and monarchs there. I started raising them because they were being hunted and not making it. Same with Black Swallowtails. Both are parasitized by different types of flies and wasps. Both are hunted in my yard by assassin bugs and others.
These are some pictures I took last year in Maine. The last picture is a special garden planted along the marginal way donated by a neighboring house and rehabilitated.

PS - Viceroys look like smaller Monarchs


This message was edited Sep 8, 2018 7:57 PM