Just call us Monarch Village!
I discovered several caterpillars on the milkweed today and moved one into the habitat container. You can find the netted cage hanging on the persimmon tree outside the wooden garden-border fence.
All residents are welcome to observe this Monarch caterpillar. You can move the habitat for observation but please do not touch the actual caterpillar. If you move the netted cage, please return it where you found it: under the tree in a shaded are. The caterpillar habitat should not be placed in direct sunlight.
You can read more here. If you’d like to be involved in the raising and care for this caterpillar over the next 3 weeks, please post a comment or send an email message to cvearthlab.com.
We will keep the evolving creature outside, making sure she has fresh milkweed, and after she’s in pupa stage, making sure to note when she emerges so we can release her within 24 hours.
With luck we can try to tag and track the butterfly that will likely emerge mid-August.
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