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Monarch Caterpillars Missing This Year?
Posted on 6/24/26 at 7:34 am
Posted on 6/24/26 at 7:34 am
For the last few years, our family has really enjoyed watching the monarch life cycle at the house. By this point in the season, our milkweed plants are usually wiped out two or three times by batches of caterpillars. Our two little girls get a kick out of counting the caterpillars then seeing where they set up their chrysalis around our porch.
This year has been a completely different story. We’ve seen a few monarch butterflies here and there, but haven’t found a single caterpillar. Located n the South Baton Rouge area, and our milkweed plants are as thick and healthy as ever.
Has anyone else noticed a similar drop-off this year?
This year has been a completely different story. We’ve seen a few monarch butterflies here and there, but haven’t found a single caterpillar. Located n the South Baton Rouge area, and our milkweed plants are as thick and healthy as ever.
Has anyone else noticed a similar drop-off this year?
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Posted on 6/24/26 at 7:38 am to SpeckledScrap
haven’t had any monarchs but lots of black swallowtail. I’ve got 5 cocoons going right now from my dill plants
Posted on 6/24/26 at 8:43 am to SpeckledScrap
Same
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Posted on 6/24/26 at 10:17 am to SpeckledScrap
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Has anyone else noticed a similar drop-off this year?
Yes
Posted on 6/24/26 at 10:21 am to SpeckledScrap
Giant monarch caterpillars are tearing my lemon trees up this year!
Posted on 6/24/26 at 10:29 am to Spankum
those are probably giant swallowtail. If you want to get rid of them pluck them off and put them in a box I’ll take them
Posted on 6/24/26 at 11:41 am to SpeckledScrap
Just had three come out of their cocoons yesterday on my milkweed. Still have another cocoon about ready to hatch
Posted on 6/24/26 at 12:33 pm to SpeckledScrap
Live in St George, milk weed has zero leaves, and have 9 chrysalis on my ponytail plant, have had 2 hatch and watching the rest grow
Posted on 6/24/26 at 8:00 pm to cgrand
They got my one little 2 week old dill plant. Ate it down to where it was only stalks. Pulled 5 fat caterpillars off
How the hell did they find that random dill plant?!?!
Fed them to the chickens because I was mad at them. Next time I’ll keep a few and watch the show.
How the hell did they find that random dill plant?!?!
Fed them to the chickens because I was mad at them. Next time I’ll keep a few and watch the show.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 1:02 am to cgrand
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those are probably giant swallowtail. If you want to get rid of them pluck them off and put them in a box I’ll take them
You are right, thats what they are. Look like bird shite!
Posted on 6/25/26 at 12:03 pm to Sir Drinksalot
Monarchs do not lay eggs on or eat anything except milkweed. That's why their population is endangered. Milkweed habitats are running low.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 12:11 pm to AUstar
yes…the caterpillars on dill are black swallowtail and the ones on citrus are giant swallowtail, both very common and not endangered
Posted on 6/25/26 at 2:00 pm to cgrand
i cant keep them out of my parsley
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