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susanr516

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10. We haven't seen any monarchs in several months

Reply to packman (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2019, 10:30 PM

Oct 2019

I'm in Corpus Christi, where we frequently see lots of monarchs in the spring and fall. We haven't seen a single butterfly since spring. We plant tropical milkweed in our yard and other butterfly and bee friendly flowers. Every other year, our milkweeds would be nothing but stalks left. This year, nothing. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they're just a little late this year, but I'm worried. The hummingbirds showed up right on schedule, but no butterflies.