Mother Nature #4
Jul 24, 2022 11:57:02 #
Not a good sign
Normally this time of year I have 10 to 15 Monarch butterfly's gliding around my milkweed fields laying their eggs. I just saw a post that they are now on the endangered species list. the population has declined over 85%. as you can see by the photo I only have the one. I have been monitoring it's movements so I can protect the larva from predators (beetles, ants, wasps). I guess the book "silent spring" was perhaps talking about more than birds.
Normally this time of year I have 10 to 15 Monarch butterfly's gliding around my milkweed fields laying their eggs. I just saw a post that they are now on the endangered species list. the population has declined over 85%. as you can see by the photo I only have the one. I have been monitoring it's movements so I can protect the larva from predators (beetles, ants, wasps). I guess the book "silent spring" was perhaps talking about more than birds.
Jul 24, 2022 12:18:48 #
ripogenu wrote:
Not a good sign
Normally this time of year I have 10 to 15 Monarch butterfly's gliding around my milkweed fields laying their eggs. I just saw a post that they are now on the endangered species list. the population has declined over 85%. as you can see by the photo I only have the one. I have been monitoring it's movements so I can protect the larva from predators (beetles, ants, wasps). I guess the book "silent spring" was perhaps talking about more than birds.
Normally this time of year I have 10 to 15 Monarch butterfly's gliding around my milkweed fields laying their eggs. I just saw a post that they are now on the endangered species list. the population has declined over 85%. as you can see by the photo I only have the one. I have been monitoring it's movements so I can protect the larva from predators (beetles, ants, wasps). I guess the book "silent spring" was perhaps talking about more than birds.
I read that article last week. Not a good sign
Jul 24, 2022 12:27:49 #
ripogenu wrote:
Not a good sign
Normally this time of year I have 10 to 15 Monarch butterfly's gliding around my milkweed fields laying their eggs. I just saw a post that they are now on the endangered species list. the population has declined over 85%. as you can see by the photo I only have the one. I have been monitoring it's movements so I can protect the larva from predators (beetles, ants, wasps). I guess the book "silent spring" was perhaps talking about more than birds.
Normally this time of year I have 10 to 15 Monarch butterfly's gliding around my milkweed fields laying their eggs. I just saw a post that they are now on the endangered species list. the population has declined over 85%. as you can see by the photo I only have the one. I have been monitoring it's movements so I can protect the larva from predators (beetles, ants, wasps). I guess the book "silent spring" was perhaps talking about more than birds.
We've had a few hanging around Kathy's flower garden.
Jul 24, 2022 13:00:37 #
ripogenu wrote:
Not a good sign
Normally this time of year I have 10 to 15 Monarch butterfly's gliding around my milkweed fields laying their eggs. I just saw a post that they are now on the endangered species list. the population has declined over 85%. as you can see by the photo I only have the one. I have been monitoring it's movements so I can protect the larva from predators (beetles, ants, wasps). I guess the book "silent spring" was perhaps talking about more than birds.
Normally this time of year I have 10 to 15 Monarch butterfly's gliding around my milkweed fields laying their eggs. I just saw a post that they are now on the endangered species list. the population has declined over 85%. as you can see by the photo I only have the one. I have been monitoring it's movements so I can protect the larva from predators (beetles, ants, wasps). I guess the book "silent spring" was perhaps talking about more than birds.
I saw the same on TV the other night. Still no call on what is wrong. Hopefully Mother Nature will work it out.
Jul 24, 2022 13:03:34 #
ripogenu wrote:
Not a good sign
Normally this time of year I have 10 to 15 Monarch butterfly's gliding around my milkweed fields laying their eggs. I just saw a post that they are now on the endangered species list. the population has declined over 85%. as you can see by the photo I only have the one. I have been monitoring it's movements so I can protect the larva from predators (beetles, ants, wasps). I guess the book "silent spring" was perhaps talking about more than birds.
Normally this time of year I have 10 to 15 Monarch butterfly's gliding around my milkweed fields laying their eggs. I just saw a post that they are now on the endangered species list. the population has declined over 85%. as you can see by the photo I only have the one. I have been monitoring it's movements so I can protect the larva from predators (beetles, ants, wasps). I guess the book "silent spring" was perhaps talking about more than birds.
With the eradication of so called “weeds”, milkweed included which is their only host plant I’ve also noticed quite a reduction in their numbers.
Jul 24, 2022 13:17:36 #
ripogenu wrote:
Not a good sign
Normally this time of year I have 10 to 15 Monarch butterfly's gliding around my milkweed fields laying their eggs. I just saw a post that they are now on the endangered species list. the population has declined over 85%. as you can see by the photo I only have the one. I have been monitoring it's movements so I can protect the larva from predators (beetles, ants, wasps). I guess the book "silent spring" was perhaps talking about more than birds.
Normally this time of year I have 10 to 15 Monarch butterfly's gliding around my milkweed fields laying their eggs. I just saw a post that they are now on the endangered species list. the population has declined over 85%. as you can see by the photo I only have the one. I have been monitoring it's movements so I can protect the larva from predators (beetles, ants, wasps). I guess the book "silent spring" was perhaps talking about more than birds.
I have noticed fewer of them around here too. I have a big wildflower garden where I have planted milkweed and I do have a pretty good crop of milkweed.
Jul 24, 2022 13:22:51 #
Smokey2
Loc: San Diego
I am raising some caterpillars right now. It is the lack of native milkweed that is cause for population decline. Also the planting
of tropical milkweed that doesn't go dormant in the southern states. The native milkweed will go dormant signaling to the
butterflies that it's time to go south. It's very interesting to learn this stuff.
of tropical milkweed that doesn't go dormant in the southern states. The native milkweed will go dormant signaling to the
butterflies that it's time to go south. It's very interesting to learn this stuff.
Jul 24, 2022 14:03:40 #
I am now 70 years old.
As a mid-teen, my dad made me read Rachel Carlson's book.
Most impactful.
Personally, I'm thinkin' it's already too late.
She knew it 60-years ago.
How stupid we can be.
As a mid-teen, my dad made me read Rachel Carlson's book.
Most impactful.
Personally, I'm thinkin' it's already too late.
She knew it 60-years ago.
How stupid we can be.
Jul 24, 2022 14:07:25 #
sawheeler52 wrote:
I am now 70 years old.
As a mid-teen, my dad made me read Rachel Carlson's book.
Most impactful.
Personally, I'm thinkin' it's already too late.
She knew it 60-years ago.
How stupid we can be.
As a mid-teen, my dad made me read Rachel Carlson's book.
Most impactful.
Personally, I'm thinkin' it's already too late.
She knew it 60-years ago.
How stupid we can be.
Look what we voted in for a president - does that tell you how stupid we are as a population.
Jul 24, 2022 14:52:40 #
FixorFish
Loc: SW Oregon
Huntm22 wrote:
Look what we voted in for a president - does that tell you how stupid we are as a population.
Yeah....2016 was definitely an eye-opening revelation, wasn't it ?
Jul 24, 2022 15:09:19 #
Monarchs have been endangered for awhile. How often do you see lightning bugs? They were everywhere at night when I was a kid. Few and far between now.
Jul 24, 2022 15:15:22 #
mistred64 wrote:
Monarchs have been endangered for awhile. How often do you see lightning bugs? They were everywhere at night when I was a kid. Few and far between now.
I still have the evening light show. drives my dog crazy trying to catch one.
Jul 24, 2022 15:49:30 #
mistred64 wrote:
Monarchs have been endangered for awhile. How often do you see lightning bugs? They were everywhere at night when I was a kid. Few and far between now.
See them in the national forest at night. To bright at my house to see them.
Jul 24, 2022 16:03:38 #
As a resident of San Diego County, CA; I remember just 3-years ago during early spring a true migration of orange & black butterflies (presuming from a Mexican wintering), lasting 3-5 days. Flocks just continued up the hillside terrain, when they came up to a house, they just somehow darted above and continued onward.
Haven't seen 'em since.
Haven't seen 'em since.
Jul 24, 2022 16:09:15 #
Glad some of you still have lightning bugs. I believe all Monarchs in North America migrate to two locations in Mexico for the winter.
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