Canada & weather

[RENE BOUTIN]

Dear All,
            conditions here in Quebec are about the same as in Ontario but these
weather conditions have brought regularly in my backyard "vanessa atalanta"since
the spring as begun,soon as I see one on my nettles or my flowers I try to catch
it and put it in my breeding enclosure.So I've been having  success raising them
and now I have lot of pupaes and caterpillars of all sizes and things are going
strong for the red admiral in this neighborhood.
                                                                René Boutin

Donald Davis wrote:

> Dear Derrick,
>
> In southern Ontario, we are also experiencing unusual weather conditions,
> and it will be interesting to assess the impact on invertebrates. I know,
> for example, that one butterfly count had 6 new species and will be
> interested in seeing if this is a trend.
>
> Temperature conditions are generally lower than usual and the amount of
> rainfall has been high. Lawns that are ordinarly brown or turning brown this
> time of the year are still very green. In major agricultural areas such as
> the Holland Marsh, crops such as carrot are rotting in the fields. Clashing
> weather fronts have recently spawned heavy storms, with lightning and funnel
> clouds.
>
> At Presqu'ile Provincial Park near Brighton, we're gradually seeing more egg
> laying monarch butterflies, generally very faded. One naturalist came across
> a willow tree with about 100 vicroy larva.
>
> Don Davis
> Toronto, ON