Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust

Ants, ants everywhere,due to long dry spell of weather since Oct.

It was 31 Jan when I first sighted a Monarch, it could have been blown in by the norwester,as I hadnt seen any previously and our winters are quite cold. However we do have a couple of very mature and tall Redwood trees next door in the school playground and also our section of 3.4 […]

orange aphid .New batch.hot dry weather.

Fluttering about my garden and mating

Only 4 swan plants with about 34 caterpillars

Dozens flying around my swan plants.

laying eggs on our swan plants under front window

We experience year after year now the same problem decimating an Monarch presence. As soon as the monach caterpillars hatch, praying mantis finish them off. We started killing these pests, before they do the damage, but it seems a loosing battle. Is there any biological control of praying mantis?

Searching for swan plants

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