Year: 2023

Here we are into the second week of December, well past the Monarch Butterfly Migration period.  After rescuing several Monarch Caterpillars last month from passing Monarchs,  we are having quite a bit of success with this trial of "LA OverWinter Project.”  Of course, previously I mentioned the mating of “IhHabitat"  The butterflies are thriving in the large habitat.  Female FeedingMale Climbing WallHealth MaleCaring for MaleTransplanting MilkweedMilkweed TransplantedInDoorHabitatLgIndoor Butterfly Habitat Eggs have hatched, caterpillars are eating and growing.  The potted InHabitat Milkweed plants seem to survive the act of being uprooted from the “Butterfly Garden” and placed into pots and inserted…

Autumn is here; the weather is changing and our Monarch Butterflies are heading to Mexico, the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico.  As I was tending to the chores of clean, disinfecting, and storing our butterfly gear, I took some time to look over the “Butterfly Garden”.  First to catch my attention were several “Bumble Bees” sheltering under flowers and leaves. . Then I notice Monarch Butterfly frass (dropping) and with that I found two(2) caterpillars eating.  I walked around the “Butterfly Garden” and the “Pollinator Garden” and found and rescued seven(7) caterpillars.  They were moved into the habitat.  Add to…