Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: I found cats today!, 1 by konkreteblond

konkreteblond wrote:
I went to inspect my beds today, since we've had so much rain the last 2 weeks, and found a big surprise! I found 18 Monarch caterpillars and 6 Queens! I'm so excited! I can't believe they left me presents so late. I've never had Monarch eggs on my own milkweed and never raised a Queen at all. I brought all the Queen's and a few Monarch's inside. I put all the others on one plant and covered it with a mesh laundry hamper then used garden pegs to hold it down. That will at least keep them protected from birds and bees.