38 eggs on one stem

19 years ago

I walked out this afternoon to the butterfly area trying to decide where to put a new salvia and noticed that since this morning when I collected leaves that someone laid 38 eggs on one stem. I immediately called Murray in Vallejo and he accepted them. This is the 3rd group I have sent him this year! I should have counted all the eggs I sent away - this is the 12th package. I have 113 pvs pupa waiting for spring. Now I want Monarchs! However I have made a 5 week commitment to the eggs that hatched last week.

Penny

ps is it just me or do you hate these new ads on this forum.

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MissSherry
19 years ago
I don't like the ads either, Penny. Those are the type of things that can clutter up your computer and make it work more slowly - I run the CC every evening to clean out all the cookies that I pick up on the internet from ads like these.
You've got more PVS chrysalids than I do - I'd estimate I have about 50 or so. I also have about ?60-75 GST chrysalids and/or late instar cats.
How do you know your PVS chrysalids will wait until next spring to come back? Most of mine don't overwinter unless they pupate in September or later - occasionally a spring/early summer chrysalid will overwinter, but that's pretty rare. Your area isn't that much cooler than my area, is it? Are the California PVSs hard wired differently than the eastern ones?
MissSherry
napapen
Original Author
19 years ago
Afew come out earlier than next spring but they are mostly a one flight a year and over winter as a pupa. I think there is more pipevine available and they are slowly changing.

I would have more pupas but several got eaten by a cat right after becoming a pupa and were too soft to move.

Penny
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Msrpaul
19 years ago
You go!!!!! I got a bunch o there thare critters myself!
tdogmom
19 years ago
OH MY GOSH!

I have my nine little PVS caterpillars a-munching away right now... :)

Now Monarchs? (eyes rolling...)
rjj1
19 years ago
I use Firefox as a browser and I don't see any ads.

randy
napapen
Original Author
19 years ago
I use Foxfire too and the ads are there even with blocking. They come up and you have to click them off. You know how it is we in Ca get stuff first.

Penny
gwynne2006
19 years ago
The ads are driving me nuts. Even though Aol has a pop up blocker, they keep coming up. And everyone time I am on here, I am asked multiple times if I want to take a survey.
butterflyman
19 years ago
If you're getting popup ads with Firefox, you've probably got some spyware/malware on your computer. I use Firefox and don't have any popups on this site. Also read about Hosts files
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_file
tracey_nj6
19 years ago
I'm using IE6 with the Google Popup blocker. I only see ads when I'm not logged in. If I had to deal with that on a regular basis, I'd never visit these forums!!!
tdogmom
19 years ago
I was going to say I don't see any ads either...UNLESS I am not logged in, then I see loads of 'em! I use Firefox. Hubby uses Safari and there aren't any ads on that either.