Results of category Monarch Butterflies Reports of Valley Monarch Population
2019 Monarch Report
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2019 Monarch Report - Annapolis Valley
Published on Sep 17, 2019
by Larry and Alison Bogan
This year was an excellent year for the population of Monarchs although not as great as 2018 which was the best in our experience.
Our 2 ha field is full of Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) and this year...
Monarch Report 2018
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2018 Report Monarch Butterflies, Brooklyn Corner, N.S.
Published on Sep 18, 2018
The first Monarch butterfly probably visited our milkweed field around June 12, 2018 and layed at least one egg. We found the caterpillar of that egg after we saw two Monarchs arrive on 3 July 2018. Within a week we...
Monarch Report 2017
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2017 Monarch Season Annapolis Valley
Published on Oct 9, 2017
Monarchs were first seen in Nova Scotia in mid-June and arrived in Brooklyn Corner late in the month. We had four in the milkweed field on the 3rd of July and collected our first eggs on the 4th. In the following months we raised 187...
Monarch Report 2016
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2016 Report of Monarch Butterflies Raised
Published on Oct 14, 2016
The success of any one year for rearing adult Monarch butterflies very much depends on the arrival of adult female Monarchs from the south and to have them lay eggs in our milkweed patch. In 2015 we had one female visit but this...
Monarch Report 2015
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2015 Report of Monarchs Raised
Published on Oct 26, 2015
The Monarchs arrived very late in Nova Scotia this year. The female that layed all the eggs we raised into adults did not arrive until 30 July but fortunately she stayed in our field and gave us several batches of eggs. We released the...