We released our 4th Monarch butterfly from our little make-shift butterfly cage / nursery. We have one inside its chrysalis still. It has been hard for me to find caterpillars on the milkweed plants. The wasps do a really good job of eating them.

Now that the milkweed is getting leafier, it is getting easier for the baby Monarchs to hide. I found two mid-size caterpillars today to add to the nursery.

The count as of today is :

4 released

1 inside chrysalis

2 medium size caterpillars