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Finding Butterfly Eggs on Leaves
Since butterfly eggs are so tiny, the trick to finding them is knowing where to look. We saw a Spicebush ...
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How to Find a Spicebush Caterpillar
Watch the video to see how we found a surprise hidden ...
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Green and Black Caterpillars on Fennel
A tip for seeing and raising Black Swallowtails is to include their host plants (fennel, dill, parsley) in your garden ...
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How to Tag Monarch Butterflies
After receiving the ‘Monarch Watch Tagging Kit’ from Monarch Watch, it was time for us to start tagging butterflies. Watch ...
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Monarch Butterfly Ready to Emerge
When the Monarch chrysalis becomes transparent you can see the patterns of the butterfly wings inside. This is when you ...
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Caterpillar Eating Parsley to Finding Chrysalis
A Lesson in Determination: Caterpillar to Chrysalis A Black Swallowtail caterpillar fed on our parsley plant on one side of ...
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Beautiful Yellow Butterfly Flying
Watch the grace of this yellow and black Tiger Swallowtail butterfly flying and feeding on our Zinnia flowers ...
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We Found an American Lady Caterpillar on It’s Host Plant
Hidden treasure! Watch us find an American Lady caterpillar tucked in the leaves ...
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A Caterpillar’s Long Journey
Watch the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar leave our Tulip Poplar tree ...
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Pipevine Caterpillar Leaving Host Plant
Watch the caterpillar crawling to find a safe place to pupate ...
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Fall Flowers That Attract Butterflies
The flat open flowers of Showy Stonecrop (Sedum spectabil) allow an easy landing pad for pollinators and the clusters of ...
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Finding a Chrysalis Hanging Around for the Winter
See the unlikely place we found an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail chrysalis overwintering ...
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Finding Caterpillars in Your Yard
The first tip to finding caterpillars is knowing the host plant and, of course, including it in your garden. Watch ...
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Zebra Swallowtail Finds Pawpaw Trees
A female couldn't wait and proceeded to lay her eggs on small Pawpaw trees ...
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