[NatureNS] Monarchs emerging

Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:40:08 -0300
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In the last several days we have released eleven Monarch butterflys that have emerged from their chrysallises. Several more will emerge today. We tagged eight of them so far and will eventually tag 25 butterflies. 

We had over 40 chrysallises hanging inside from Monarchs that we have raised from eggs and small larvae. We still have about four more larvae that will pupate.

Stangely, we have seen only one fresh Monarch butterfly in our gardens that was probably wild raised. We have looked for chrysallises in the wild and found very few in our large field of milkweed. Success is small there.

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Larry Bogan
Cambridge Station, Nova Scotia
larry@bogan.ca

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