Monarch egg laying

Paul Cherubini cherubini at mindspring.com
Wed Oct 4 20:32:56 EDT 2000


Clark Thompson wrote:
> 
> Depends on where you live. I've had Monarchs lay eggs in my yard in
> December! (I live in Southern California)

Goes on as late as Dec. in northern Calif. too in the San Francisco
and Monterey Bay areas - including right next to monarch overwintering
sites where the vast majority of females are in reproductive diapause
(i.e.have no eggs)

Paul Cherubini


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