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In the spring of 2019 I brought home some milkweed seed from the ranch where I have a patch of it growing. Nothing came up in 2019 but this spring it started to grow and now I have about 8 plants out back.
Any way today, I was inspecting for larva and plant eating and low in behold I found 3 yellow/white/black striped larva which is a monarch larva. Also holes in leaves where they been eaten and it is the only plant they eat to survive.
I was hoping this would be the outcome to watch and hopefully be part of the process to help the monarch survive.
Not sure how many know or even studied the process involved in life of a monarch, but is interesting to me. If not and interested goggle it for an interesting nature lesson.
I will follow with pictures if anyone is interested.
Any way today, I was inspecting for larva and plant eating and low in behold I found 3 yellow/white/black striped larva which is a monarch larva. Also holes in leaves where they been eaten and it is the only plant they eat to survive.
I was hoping this would be the outcome to watch and hopefully be part of the process to help the monarch survive.
Not sure how many know or even studied the process involved in life of a monarch, but is interesting to me. If not and interested goggle it for an interesting nature lesson.
I will follow with pictures if anyone is interested.