CBA Monarch Tagging (Re: 8/27 gail)

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Mon Aug 27 21:16:53 EDT 2007


It's hard to predict the best time, possibly mid to late September.  But one event to check out would definitely be the CBA Monarch Tagging with Rich Chyinski at Hammonasset State Park in Madison. It is scheduled for Saturday September 15.  More info at www.ctbutterfly.org

Diane

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "gail milroy" <gail_milroy at hotmail.com>
> 
> Hi
> 
> Will you please suggest a time to sit along the shore and
> watch the migration of butterflies on their way south.
> 
> Thanks.    Gail
> 
> 
> 
> >From: Connecticut Butterfly Assoc Lepidoptera List 
> ><ctleps-l at lists.yale.edu>
> >To: Connecticut Butterfly Assoc Lepidoptera List <ctleps-l at lists.yale.edu>
> >Subject: digest 1273
> >Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:01:09 EDT
> >
> >
> >			    CTLEPS-L Digest 1273
> >
> >Topics covered in this issue include:
> >
> >   1) Monarchs, etc.
> >	by ButterflyPR at comcast.net
> >   2) Pokeweed and Lepidoptera
> >	by janine.bujalski at worldnet.att.net
> >   3) RE: Pokeweed and Lepidoptera
> >	by jhimmel at comcast.net
> 
> 
> >From: ButterflyPR at comcast.net
> >To: CTLEPS-L at lists.yale.edu (CT LEPS)
> >Subject: Monarchs, etc.
> >Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:54:21 +0000
> >Message-Id: 
> ><082620071654.5842.46D1B03D000DFF26000016D22200734076ADAF9704009D0A9B9B9ABD at com
> cast.net>
> >
> >Yesterday I visited my mother in Westport.  Loads of Cabbage Whites, but 
> >also 2-3 Red Admirals (at least one VERY worn), one Lady (didn't get a 
> >close look), 3-4 adult Monarchs, 4 Monarch eggs (brought two home), and a 
> >Tiger Swallowtail.
> >
> >Today, visited Haddam Meadows to gather milkweed for my 20+ caterpillars.  
> >Saw a few Cabbage Whites, one Monarch, with a curled wing, nectaring on red 
> >clover, one Peck's Skipper, about 4 early instar Monarch caterpillars, and 
> >at least 20 eggs, several of which I accidentally brought home, along with 
> >one hatchling.  So the Monarchs are still laying--perhaps this generation 
> >will make it to Mexico.
> >
> >Which reminds me--more reminders will be forthcoming, but don't forget to 
> >mark your calendars for the CBA Monarch Tagging at Hammonasset on Saturday 
> >September 15, and the Migration Festival, which will include tagging, at 
> >Lighthouse Point on Sunday September 23.
> >
> >Diane
> 
> 
> >Message-Id: <200708262240.l7QMeRiP012705 at quickgr.its.yale.edu>
> >Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:39:42 -0400
> >To: CTlepslist <ctleps-l at lists.yale.edu>
> >From: Janine Bujalski <janine.bujalski at worldnet.att.net>
> >Subject: Pokeweed and Lepidoptera
> >Mime-Version: 1.0
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
> >
> >
> >The Long Story cut Short:
> >There is a miniforest of Pokeweed growing in the backyard (in
> >Hamden).  My first thought was I need to get rid of it.  Why I'm
> >posting here is the Wikipedia entry re: Pokeweed says "Pokeweeds are
> >used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species
> >including Giant Leopard Moth."  I don't know much about the Giant
> >Leopard Moth.  Is there a reason to keep some of these plants in the
> >yard?  Thanks in advance.
> >
> >Janine
> >
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >The Long Story:
> >A few years ago we cut down a number of trees in the yard and in
> >their place a mini-forest of pokeweed has sprouted up. We've been
> >preoccupied with other issues for a couple of years and during this
> >time of neglect, this miniforest has become well established (some of
> >it with woody stems and bush like) and is apparently invasive or at
> >best prolific.
> >
> >I went to Science Plant Day at Lockwood Farm.  Got some unrelated
> >advice mailed to me about the Leaf Miners on the Columbine
> >plant.  (The columbine skipper falls into the category of diseases
> >caused by nematodes, if I read the info correctly.)  There was info
> >about nonchemical means to control the leafminers.  So that was good.
> >
> >Talked to the Weed folks at Science Plant Day.  They suggested using
> >RoundUp. (I'd rather not.)  As we were talking, they spoke about the
> >edible and poisonous parts of Poke Weed and a variety of other uses
> >of the various parts of the plant.  As I was driving away I
> >remembered a song called Poke Salad Annie.  Interesting.
> >
> >Before I left, I spoke with the NOFA folks and they suggested pulling
> >all the Pokeweed plants up by the roots.   I liked that idea but
> >there's way too much of it, way too established, given the time and
> >energy available.
> >
> >Went to Wikipedia as a starting point from a different
> >direction.  Found what is mentioned in the short of the long of it above.
> >
> >Spoke to my nephew who's about to go off to college (Middlebury) who
> >worked parttime at Agway while he was in high school.  He suggested
> >that they had a product that he thought was organic that we could
> >use, but he couldn't remember the name. After doing a web search. I
> >think he's referring to "BurnOut Weed Killer" -- basically acidic
> >lemon and vinegar.
> >
> >My goals:  The pokeweed is taking over sections of the yard.  I'd
> >like to either totally remove it or get it under control using
> >relatively safe methods -- ie can I grow vegetables, safe to eat, in
> >that same soil afterwards?
> >
> >My question for this forum:  As a butterfly (and secondarily moth)
> >person,  is there a reason to keep some of these plants in my yard?
> >
> >Thanks in advance for your help.
> >
> >Janine
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
> 
> >From: <jhimmel at comcast.net>
> >To: "CTlepslist" <ctleps-l at lists.yale.edu>
> >Subject: RE: Pokeweed and Lepidoptera
> >Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 21:18:29 -0400
> >Message-ID: <JFELJJILCLMFAAPONDOKGEBIDLAA.jhimmel at comcast.net>
> >MIME-Version: 1.0
> >Content-Type: text/plain;
> >	charset="us-ascii"
> >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> >
> >Bluebirds love them, but if you don't have bluebirds....
> >
> ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
> >John Himmelman
> >Killingworth, CT
> >jhimmel at comcast.net
> ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
> >
> >Visit my websites at:
> >   www.johnhimmelman.com
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> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-ctleps-l at lists.yale.edu
> >[mailto:owner-ctleps-l at lists.yale.edu]On Behalf Of Janine Bujalski
> >Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 6:40 PM
> >To: CTlepslist
> >Subject: Pokeweed and Lepidoptera
> >
> >
> >
> >The Long Story cut Short:
> >There is a miniforest of Pokeweed growing in the backyard (in
> >Hamden).  My first thought was I need to get rid of it.  Why I'm
> >posting here is the Wikipedia entry re: Pokeweed says "Pokeweeds are
> >used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species
> >including Giant Leopard Moth."  I don't know much about the Giant
> >Leopard Moth.  Is there a reason to keep some of these plants in the
> >yard?  Thanks in advance.
> >
> >Janine
> >
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >The Long Story:
> >A few years ago we cut down a number of trees in the yard and in
> >their place a mini-forest of pokeweed has sprouted up. We've been
> >preoccupied with other issues for a couple of years and during this
> >time of neglect, this miniforest has become well established (some of
> >it with woody stems and bush like) and is apparently invasive or at
> >best prolific.
> >
> >I went to Science Plant Day at Lockwood Farm.  Got some unrelated
> >advice mailed to me about the Leaf Miners on the Columbine
> >plant.  (The columbine skipper falls into the category of diseases
> >caused by nematodes, if I read the info correctly.)  There was info
> >about nonchemical means to control the leafminers.  So that was good.
> >
> >Talked to the Weed folks at Science Plant Day.  They suggested using
> >RoundUp. (I'd rather not.)  As we were talking, they spoke about the
> >edible and poisonous parts of Poke Weed and a variety of other uses
> >of the various parts of the plant.  As I was driving away I
> >remembered a song called Poke Salad Annie.  Interesting.
> >
> >Before I left, I spoke with the NOFA folks and they suggested pulling
> >all the Pokeweed plants up by the roots.   I liked that idea but
> >there's way too much of it, way too established, given the time and
> >energy available.
> >
> >Went to Wikipedia as a starting point from a different
> >direction.  Found what is mentioned in the short of the long of it above.
> >
> >Spoke to my nephew who's about to go off to college (Middlebury) who
> >worked parttime at Agway while he was in high school.  He suggested
> >that they had a product that he thought was organic that we could
> >use, but he couldn't remember the name. After doing a web search. I
> >think he's referring to "BurnOut Weed Killer" -- basically acidic
> >lemon and vinegar.
> >
> >My goals:  The pokeweed is taking over sections of the yard.  I'd
> >like to either totally remove it or get it under control using
> >relatively safe methods -- ie can I grow vegetables, safe to eat, in
> >that same soil afterwards?
> >
> >My question for this forum:  As a butterfly (and secondarily moth)
> >person,  is there a reason to keep some of these plants in my yard?
> >
> >Thanks in advance for your help.
> >
> >Janine
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
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