Monarch Caterpillars at work

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Andrew

One benefit to carrying Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ‘Soulmate’ at work is getting to see this as it happens. I hope I’m able to catch it emerging, it should be any day now.

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Plant lover living in Toronto, Canada where I grow a wide range of plants in a very small space.
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6 Responses to Monarch Caterpillars at work

  1. meemsnyc says:
    August 2, 2010 at 2:08 AM

    Wow! That is so awesome that you have a cocoon on your milkweed!

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  2. Aagaard Farms says:
    August 2, 2010 at 8:51 AM

    Great photo! I wish I had one to watch! I just went and checked my asclepias 'Cinderella' but nothing……

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  3. Andrew says:
    August 2, 2010 at 10:38 PM

    Thanks. We moved the stem the pupa was on onto a larger shrub that was less likely to sell (or fall over) which is a good thing I guess because someone bought the last two plants we had in stock. I pointed out the remaining catterpillars on them and she said she'd be careful getting them home and planted without disturbing them, so hopefully they'll be in good hands.

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  4. Julie says:
    August 3, 2010 at 4:09 AM

    Beautiful process! I hope they will be in good hands, too!!! (I'm sure they will be). 🙂

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  5. Benjamin Vogt says:
    August 3, 2010 at 10:20 AM

    One time at a nursery I plucked off several swallotail larvae and jamed them on to a small fennel. The cashier thought I cashed in. But viva the monarchs!! I have a dozen inside now from just-out-of-egg stage to chrysalis.

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  6. Stiletto says:
    August 7, 2010 at 4:28 AM

    How wonderful Mother Nature is!

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