Re: Perennials-Swallowtail (3rd times a charm)
- Subject: Re: Perennials-Swallowtail (3rd times a charm)
- From: Maria Olshin m*@ptd.net
- Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 09:56:42 -0400
I've also noticed a substantial drop in the numbers of bumblebees in my
area. Lamb's Ear and Rhododendron maximum are in bloom now and are usually
bee magnets, but there are very few to be seen. Could it have been the hard
winter? Are populations likely to rebound?
Maria NE PA, zone 5b
>
> Donna wrote:
>> Speaking of butterflies and plants... very strange that my monarch
>> butterflies did not return this year.
>
> Mine are back, but in much smaller numbers. I used to have 8-10 of
> them fluttering around me in the garden at any given time. Now I'm
> lucky if I see one or two.
>
> I've seen some of the caterpillars on the asclepias, but they are much
> fewer in number as well.
>
> Wonder why?
>
> --
> Pat Mitchell
> corgilover@wi.rr.com
>
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