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29Is there a purple milkweed? Where can I get a picture of it? Where can I purchase milkweed?
30Approximately how much milkweed does one monarch larva eat from instar 1 until chrysalis?
34How many days will harvested milkweed leaves (plants?) remain fresh if in the refrigerator with the bottom of the stem moist or in water?
49I found 5 monarch caterpillars on my dill yesterday. The dill was mostly eaten. I moved them to showy milkweed that I specifically planted for them, thinking they would be happy there, yet they seem to have moved off the milkweed. Was it a mistake to move them? I thought they loved milkweed. Should I try to move them back to the dill?
53I live in Nova Scotia, Canada, and I am wondering if monarchs lay their eggs on plants other than milkweed. I watched a female over the last several days flying in my garden and landing frequently on wild impatiens plants that grow near my cultivated garden area. I was curious about this because it looked like she was laying eggs. I checked under the leaves and found two to three eggs on the underside of the leaves of most of the impatiens plants. I even spotted a larva recently hatched. I may be able to send pictures if you wish. I found this extremely strange and I am almost certain that there are indeed monarch eggs and larvae.
58My friends and I caught a monarch and want to know how to take care of it. What does it eat? Is there anything special we have to do to keep it alive? And how long does it live?
59Can you send me a picture of a monarch butterfly? Can you tell me what they eat? Does my monarch have to live in a greenhouse?
60The milkweed plot in my yard is beginning to form pods. Does the lab have any use for these pods?
63What do Monarchs like to eat?
72How should I clean the milkweed leaves before I give them to the caterpillars?
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