one monarch caterpiller in 2010

[bonnieharper-lore]

This is a new low for my quarter acre suburban garden.
Was the population actually lower this spring due to the inclement weather?
Concerned Bonnie

[Mona Miller]

What state? I didn't see any in my Herndon, VA yard until mid July this year. I probably raised half of the number that I usually raise--around 150.

[bonnieharper-lore]

I am reporting from Minnesota.
Thanks for your observation...
I am a restoration ecologist and know very little about the insects for which I restore native plants.
But I am learning!
Bonnie

[Mona Miller]

What's the area like that you live in? Developed, farms, city, country?