Post #795824 by tikiskip on Sat, Jun 22, 2019 7:20 AM

"I have planted a ton of native milkweed"

The deer here puled up the milkweed when I planted it.
We almost never see monarch butterflies.
As a kid we would see monarch butterflies all the time.

But we used to see yellow swallowtail butterflies but since I cut down a cheery tree we don't see them anymore.

Planting the things the butterflies need really helps.
But yeah the rain had kept them down this year will see how it goes from here on out.

Have been finding more of the caterpillars lately.
Got about nine now.

The bad thing is I'm now seeing more of the things that eat butterflies as well.
Living at the edge of a wooded area really brings all the pests and other animals as they can run back to the safety of the woods if needed.

Ya just can't win.