Videos on Monarchs

This is a remarkable monarch butterfly season in southern California. Have had more caterpillars and released more monarchs than all four prior years put together! Today, I released 7 gorgeous monarchs that emerged (eclosed) today, Friday, July 17, 2020....

O.e. is a microscopic parasite on tropical milkweed can over a year or two accumulate to where it seriously damages if not kills monarch caterpillars and butterflies. To help eliminate it, some people bleach the milkweed in a 5% bleach solution to water. Some even...

The monarch butterfly season thru June, 2020 has been robust! Many more butterflies are in gardens, females laying eggs and many caterpillars evolving into butterflies. Enjoy the June 6, 2020 release of multiple newly eclosed monarchs!...

Become a Monarch Butterfly Citizen Scientist! Learn what are the tasks as a Citizen Scientist and links to how to become a Monarch Butterfly Citizen Scientist, testing and tagging monarch butterflies....

Many of us who raise monarch butterflies as well as children and adult visitors are greatly amused and entertained by monarch caterpillar behavior....

See Live action MONARCH Butterfly female Laying eggs on milkweed in my garden! Stunning! https://youtu.be/CuACnMdGsFA ...

      One of the most amazing moments in monarch butterfly life cycle is when the caterpillar makes its chrysalis.  It is a critical 48-hour process that appears traumatic and awing. Watch MONARCH Caterpillar/Larva making its chrysalis in a Habitat in our Yard on April...

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