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Thanks, Andrew! from Jim and others on NatureNS

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Andrew Hebda <HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca>
> Date: August 5, 2010 11:20:53 AM ADT
> To: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Cc: ddavis@accesswave.ca, Larry Bogan <larry@bogan.ca>, Steve Shaw  
> <srshaw@dal.ca>, Nancy Nickerson <nicknl@ns.sympatico.ca>
> Subject: Re: re land snails on milkweed leaves -- was Monarchs Emerge
>
>
> Hi Jim
>
> Will forward this on to Derek
>
> I worked on sequestration of cardiac Glycosides and genins by  
> Insects feeding on Milkweed plants back in the mid 70s.  there is  
> certainly a benefit to be gained by any grazing or  sucking insect  
> in this system,.  There is quite a variation in the amount of  
> sequesterable toxin in the plants, depending on the time of year  
> and part of plant.... mature seeds have the highest levels, latex,  
> the lowest.
>
> Molluscs tend to use other chemical defences, so usually do not  
> need the additional protection.
>
> Cheers
>
> Andrew
>
> A Hebda Nova Scotia Museum
>
>
>
>>>> "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> 8/4/2010 5:14 pm >>>
> Steve and Andrew, I think I am familiar with the snails that Steve
> found on the milkweed leaves, but I don't know its identity.  The
> form of these snails I have seen resembles Succinea snails that I
> learned decades ago in Alberta.  I wonder, though, if Derek Davis
> could answer Steve's questions about the snails.  Cheers from Jim in
> Wolfville
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Steve Shaw <srshaw@dal.ca>
>> Date: August 4, 2010 3:31:03 PM ADT
>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Monarchs Emerge
>> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>>
>> Hi Larry,
>> Related to this, we were out u-picking high bush blueberries in the
>> valley (up near you, Cambridge) ~3 days ago, at the end of which I
>> checked out the long  'hedge' side of the farmer's field, looking
>> for insects.  Along this entire waste stretch there were just two
>> isolated smallish milkweed plants growing together (no pods) one of
>> which had two Monarch caterpillars on it, each about 3 cm long.
>> Not sure how big they get.   On the way back, about 1 km away on
>> the same side road, was an apparently unused grassy field the edge
>> of which was being invaded by a large stand (~300) of more mature-
>> looking milkweed plants, many with pods, some of which had burst.
>> We spent about 10 minutes scouting this patch but saw no
>> caterpillars or signs of leaf-eating at all.   Perhaps the Monarch
>> adults only lay eggs on youngish, unpodded milkweed plants which
>> perhaps form a better food source?  Or perhaps just pot luck in
>> finding any caterpillars at all, from what you say?
>>
>> The only thing we did see on this patch of milkweed plants quite
>> commonly were snails ~1cm long, immobile on the leaves, on either
>> surface.   This would have been about 6 PM and it looked as if they
>> were living there on the leaves in the daytime and so presumably
>> were eating them.   Does anyone know if there is a snail species
>> that is able to feed on this plant and whether it uses the
>> alkaloids for defence, or can simply withstand them, or metabolize
>> them into something harmless?  These were small pale brown snails
>> -- they showed no warning colours that might advertize the use of  
>> such toxins by the snail to potential predators.
>> Steve
>> (Halifax)
>>
>> On 4-Aug-10, at 11:14 AM, Larry Bogan wrote:
>>
>>> We have two new Monarchs out of their chrysalises this week.
>>>
>>> We have an additional five other caterpillars that may become
>>> Monarches plus three pupae. Our search of the Common Milkweed in
>>> our field revealed very few caterpillars or eggs. This year we
>>> have a huge population of spiders, lady-bird beetles, ants, and
>>> earwigs in the milkweed that I think had been predating the eggs  
>>> etc.
>>>
>>> Because of this we have been protecting the eggs, and feeding the
>>> resultant caterpillars until they pupate.
>>>
>>> We have had, at most, three breeding Monarchs at any one time but
>>> have seen them mating at least twice. Since the milkweed is a
>>> noctious weed we have to control its spread. The milkweed is
>>> producing seed pods at the moment and we need to stop seed from
>>> spreading so have had to mow the field, keeping only small patches
>>> for food.
>>> Has anyone else seen Monarch emerging?
>>>
>>> Larry Bogan
>>> Cambridge, Kings Co.
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>


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Thanks, Andrew! from Jim and others on NatureNS<br><div><br><div>Begin =
forwarded message:</div><br =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: =
</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px =
Helvetica">Andrew Hebda &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca">HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca</a>&gt;</font></div><d=
iv style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: =
</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px =
Helvetica">August 5, 2010 11:20:53 AM ADT</font></div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"James W. =
Wolford" &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;</fon=
t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: =
#000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a =
href=3D"mailto:ddavis@accesswave.ca">ddavis@accesswave.ca</a>, Larry =
Bogan &lt;larry@bogan.ca&gt;, =
Steve Shaw &lt;srshaw@dal.ca&gt;, =
Nancy Nickerson &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:nicknl@ns.sympatico.ca">nicknl@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt;</fon=
t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: =
#000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: re land snails on milkweed =
leaves -- was Monarchs Emerge</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hi Jim</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Will =
forward this on to Derek</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I worked on sequestration of =
cardiac Glycosides and genins by Insects feeding on Milkweed plants back =
in the mid 70s.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>there =
is certainly a benefit to be gained by any grazing or<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>sucking insect in this =
system,.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>There is =
quite a variation in the amount of sequesterable toxin in the plants, =
depending on the time of year and part of plant.... mature seeds have =
the highest levels, latex, the lowest.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Molluscs tend =
to use other chemical defences, so usually do not need the additional =
protection.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Cheers</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Andrew</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">A Hebda =
Nova Scotia Museum</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; =
"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">"James W. Wolford" &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt; =
8/4/2010 5:14 pm &gt;&gt;&gt;</div> =
</blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Steve and =
Andrew, I think I am familiar with the snails that Steve <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">found on the milkweed leaves, but I don't know its =
identity.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>The <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">form of these snails I have seen resembles Succinea =
snails that I <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">learned decades ago in Alberta.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>I wonder, though, if Derek =
Davis <span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">could answer Steve's questions about the =
snails.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>Cheers from =
Jim in <span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Wolfville</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Begin forwarded =
message:</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> =
<blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">From: Steve Shaw &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:srshaw@dal.ca">srshaw@dal.ca</a>&gt;</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Date: August 4, 2010 3:31:03 PM ADT</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">To: <a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Monarchs Emerge</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Reply-To: <a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hi =
Larry,</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Related to this, we were out =
u-picking high bush blueberries in the <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">valley (up near you, Cambridge) ~3 days ago, at the =
end of which I <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">checked out the long<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>'hedge' side of the =
farmer's field, looking <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">for insects.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>Along this entire waste =
stretch there were just two <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">isolated smallish milkweed plants growing together =
(no pods) one of <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">which had two Monarch caterpillars on it, each about =
3 cm long.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; =
&nbsp;</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Not sure how big they get. <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>On the way back, about 1 =
km away on <span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">the same side road, was an apparently unused grassy =
field the edge <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">of which was being invaded by a large stand (~300) =
of more mature-<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">looking milkweed plants, many with pods, some of =
which had burst.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; =
&nbsp;</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">We spent about 10 minutes =
scouting this patch but saw no <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">caterpillars or signs of leaf-eating at all. <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>Perhaps the Monarch <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">adults only lay eggs on youngish, unpodded milkweed =
plants which <span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div=
 style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">perhaps form a better food source?<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>Or perhaps just pot luck =
in <span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">finding any caterpillars at all, from what you =
say?</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">The only thing we did see on this patch of milkweed =
plants quite <span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div=
 style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">commonly were snails ~1cm long, immobile on the =
leaves, on either <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">surface. <span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; =
</span>This would have been about 6 PM and it looked as if they <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">were living there on the leaves in the daytime and =
so presumably <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">were eating them. <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>Does anyone know if there =
is a snail species <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">that is able to feed on this plant and whether it =
uses the <span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">alkaloids for defence, or can simply withstand them, =
or metabolize <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">them into something harmless?<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>These were small pale =
brown snails <span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div=
 style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">-- they showed no warning colours that might =
advertize the use of <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">such toxins by the snail to potential =
predators.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Steve</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">(Halifax)</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">On 4-Aug-10, at 11:14 AM, Larry =
Bogan wrote:</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> =
<blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">We have two new Monarchs =
out of their chrysalises this week.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">We have an additional five other =
caterpillars that may become <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Monarches plus three pupae. Our search of the Common =
Milkweed in <span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">our field revealed very few caterpillars or eggs. =
This year we <span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div=
 style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">have a huge population of spiders, lady-bird =
beetles, ants, and <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">earwigs in the milkweed that I think had been =
predating the eggs etc.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Because of this we have been =
protecting the eggs, and feeding the <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">resultant caterpillars until they pupate.</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">We have =
had, at most, three breeding Monarchs at any one time but <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">have seen them mating at least twice. Since the =
milkweed is a <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">noctious weed we have to control its spread. The =
milkweed is <span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">producing seed pods at the moment and we need to =
stop seed from <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">spreading so have had to mow the field, keeping only =
small patches <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">for food.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Has anyone =
else seen Monarch emerging?</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Larry Bogan</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Cambridge, Kings Co.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><br></div> </blockquote><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><br></div> </blockquote><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> =
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