tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post7901126379516423431..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: Low Monarch Populations This SummerBenjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-35542808431782787282008-08-15T22:25:00.000-05:002008-08-15T22:25:00.000-05:00Don--Awash? Do I detect a pun? Is Iowa dry yet?Don--Awash? Do I detect a pun? Is Iowa dry yet?Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-35196936454640317982008-08-13T23:15:00.000-05:002008-08-13T23:15:00.000-05:00The monarchs have been scarce here in Iowa, but we...The monarchs have been scarce here in Iowa, but we are awash with all manner of swallowtails and fritillaries. <BR/>dONIBOYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160379892465206319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-41731901650775333892008-08-11T10:32:00.000-05:002008-08-11T10:32:00.000-05:00So far I've seen less monarchs, but with four new ...So far I've seen less monarchs, but with four new milkweeds, I have at least seven monarch caterpillars I've seen the last few days. But then again, it wasn't maybe until late August last year when things really picked up. I should keep a journal. I won't.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-40606269022682108722008-08-10T14:15:00.000-05:002008-08-10T14:15:00.000-05:00Well, this makes me worried, but I also feel a lit...Well, this makes me worried, but I also feel a little bit better in one respect. I haven't seen any butterflies hanging out at my house, either on the fennel or on the milkweeds. (I have both a. incarnata and a. ... oh crap, I'm blanking here. The orange one.) I thought it was just me, and maybe they didn't like what I had to offer. But now I'm thinking that might not be true...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-33346554992470617302008-08-09T07:04:00.000-05:002008-08-09T07:04:00.000-05:00Yeah, we're usually awash with monarchs here becau...Yeah, we're usually awash with monarchs here because of all the milkweeds I allow to grow and flower in my beds. But this year, I've seen many fewer. Perhaps the population swells and declines naturally to maintain a natural balance. But then again...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com