Today I had to post this sign, which I’d stored away at the end of last season, because this morning I saw three caterpillars about to take a walk across the porch. This sign reminds me to look down so I don’t step outside and accidentally squish one!
I’m not surprised it was three of them together, in in different stages or instars, because caterpillars are popping up all over the place. I counted a total of twelve this morning, and I’m sure I missed some hidden in the milkweed. That is the most on one day so far, and it bodes well for a good season for monarchs in my garden.
Sadly, I know the overall monarch count is in serious decline, but at least those of us who maintain backyard way stations are doing our bit to help the monarch butterflies, and because they are pollinators too, to help the planet.
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