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minus-squareTempus Fugit@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·4 months agoIf you can, plant some milkweed.
minus-squareprowe45@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoMy wife and I planted one a couple years ago and I’ve been bummed that I haven’t seen a single caterpillar on it yet this year. It’s nice and big now compared to its first season when the monarch caterpillars absolutely demolished its leaves.
minus-squaredogslayeggs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·4 months agoMinor edit: If you can, plant some NATIVE milkweed. A lot of big box stores sell tropical milkweed that can fuck with Monarchs’ natural navigation and migration instincts.
If you can, plant some milkweed.
My wife and I planted one a couple years ago and I’ve been bummed that I haven’t seen a single caterpillar on it yet this year. It’s nice and big now compared to its first season when the monarch caterpillars absolutely demolished its leaves.
Minor edit: If you can, plant some NATIVE milkweed.
A lot of big box stores sell tropical milkweed that can fuck with Monarchs’ natural navigation and migration instincts.