Monarch Info Needed...

[evoluhol at magnum.wpe.com]

Droidess,

In my experience:
     It takes nearly a full mature plant per caterpillar.  More if you are
putting fresh leaves in container each day.
     Excellent - feed directly on plant in the ground.  Good -- feed on
plant in jar of water.  OK - feed on loose leaves replaced every day.  The
further down the scale you go, the smaller and less robust the butterflies
tend to be.

Dave

In article <19971221144001.JAA14870 at ladder02.news.aol.com>,
droidess at aol.com (Droidess) wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
>
> I'm just starting out in lepidoptera farming and am presently growing
milkweed
> for the arrival of instar Monarch larvae. The question I have is this:
> approximately how many plants per larvae? Is it better to pull the leaves off
> and feed them in a separate container or let them feed directly from the
plant?
>
> Thank you...Droidess