Have you noticed the absence of the Monarch Butterfly this summer? I sure have. At this time of the summer last year we had oodles of them visiting and dining on our Butterfly bushes. This year none, NOT a single one.
A couple of years ago a single lone Milkweed plant popped up in one of our flower beds. Today, that single plants has produced approximately a dozen others. A couple have actually worked their way into the lawn but that's okay, they're still there. I've left them and now mow around them. Last year we found 4 Monarch caterpillars on these plants, this year NONE, alas.
The Tiger Swallowtail and Black Swallowtail are here and loving our plants just need to see some Monarch's too.
Here is an article I found, "Where Have All the Monarch Butterfly's Gone?". Although from May 2010 there are several theory listed, all dire for this beauty.
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We have not seen a single monarch this year in East Tennessee. It's so sad to think about them disappearing.
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