Remember all those milkweed plants I took home? Well, with the assistance of my darling husband, we planted them in the front yard, in full sun, right next to the bird bath. We were so fortunate that it rained quite a bit over the first week they were in the ground, so I didn't have to water them very much. Given our ongoing drought situation here in south Florida, this is always a good thing!
Within one day after putting the milkweed plants in the ground I discovered caterpillars munching away on the leaves. In the photo here you can see three of those little wooly buggers chowing down!
It's been more than a week now, and a lot of the leaves have been eaten away and the caterpillars have disappeared, but I haven't found any pupuas. YET!
Stay tuned as we await the arrival of the Monarch Butterflies!
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