Hello! It's that time again. Time for the moderator's reminder of, what I like to call "group norms". These are unwritten 'rules' agreed upon by most of our...
gardenwithbutterflies...
Mar 1, 2006 11:22 am
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rrsmith26@...
Mar 11, 2006 6:32 am
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Hi Rosita and all, I did not get a full message on the via AZ butterfly with transparent wing???? Richard James Long Beach, CA ... From:...
They have arrived here, just a little NW of San Antonio! So great to see them again! And can't help but wonder if any of those I raised are the ones who made...
Hi Linda, I'm in San Antonio and I've seen a few. Of course, they aren't in my yard - I live in a new subdivision and my garden isn't in yet. Seems that for...
Hi yall, I've seen a few monarchs over here in Cedar Park (Austin)- also swallowtails & fritillaries. Yael Melany <melanys12@...> wrote: Hi Linda, I'm...
I'm also in San Antonio, and have seen several Monarchs in my yard. I can sympathize with you, Melany. Last year I finally had the start of a garden outside...
Hi, Im in Melbourne, Florida. I have seen some Monarchs since the end of January. There are 2 big caterpillars on my milkweed plants right now. Anne :) ... ...
Hello! It's that time again. Time for the moderator's reminder of, what I like to call "group norms". These are unwritten 'rules' agreed upon by most of our...
gardenwithbutterflies...
Apr 1, 2006 12:12 pm
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Butterfly World / Coconut Creek, FL (near Ft. Lauderdale) They have a new website that is worth a visit. Very professionally done. ...
Hello everyone..We are just starting to thaw out here and starting to think about landscaping, I would like to make my property-butterfly friendly. I do have...
Welcome Anna! Here in Wisconsin it is still cold too. There is a ratio of plants I have read. It is three nectar plants for every host plant. A host plant is...
This should get you started. The first group are host plants. The second group are nectar plants. First, you need to find out what butterflies are in your...
In a message dated 4/3/2006 6:17:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jamunson@... writes: Thought these were beautiful. Hope you enjoy. Never saw a butterfly...
HI - This is my first entery to a group message thing like this and I hope I don't mess it up too bad. Anyway, we live in central Florida and belong to a...
Hi , Had heart trouble this past yr. and did not get back into butterflys . The other main reaon was ,Could not find anyone that sold Butterfly food plants...
rubyebill77@...
Apr 5, 2006 2:20 am
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Hi Bill, I hope you get back to your germination and gardening soon. If you can think of any seeds you want to try out on that new mist bed, let me know. ...
Best of luck to you Bill! That was so nice of the pastor and farmers to help you out. I have milkweed seeds if you want any. You have done so much for the...
Also, in central Fl. Shores Acre -(Nursey on boggy creek road - just past the soccer field) has a no cost butterfly house that would be a nice trip for your...
vtoombs841@...
Apr 5, 2006 10:24 pm
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Please click on the link to this newsletter. Contains lots of interesting info: http://www.monarchwatch.org/update/2006/0331.html Retired Sue...
Hello, I am Cristina from Lima, PERU and if you read about point No. 5 of the Monarch Watch update - that is me and the school I work for. We do Science work...
Welcome to the group, Cristina! I never knew as I never thought about Monarchs in other countries. I heard they are in Australia and their migration is in the...
Christina, That is very interesting. One thing that may help is that milkweed will grow roots when placed in water. Then you can pot it up or plant it when...
Maybe that is why we do not have success with the cutting off and sticking in the ground method for prog. I will just stick them in water and see what...
vtoombs841@...
Apr 7, 2006 4:28 pm
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Very strange! Yesterday I found one single caterpillar on a Zexmenia (host plant) and later saw the butterfly! Why only one caterpillar when they lay gobs of...
Hi Linda, Actually, it's not strange at all. Some predators will eat every caterpillar they can find. In fact, that's WHY they lay dozens or hundreds of...
Larry, we DO have paper wasps! I'm also wondering about that late frost we had a while back. Maybe most froze! The plant the caterpillar is on doesn't look...
I've already got two Giant Swallowtail caterpillars from eggs laid on Hop Tree. Now I have one Black Swallowtail caterpillar and some eggs on Parsley and...
This is going to be a great year of butterflies, I think. I already have Monarch caterpillars and lots of eggs. Also have Black Swallowtail, Pipevine ...
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