MrLundScience | Raising Monarchs - Pests & Predators (Help The Monarch Butterfly) @MrLundScience | Uploaded September 2017 | Updated October 2024, 4 days ago.
Mother nature is not kind to eggs and caterpillars. Monarchs face many predators and parasites in nature, and sometimes, in our backyards too. Then there's the milkweed. Monarchs aren't the only insect that find it to be a tasty treat. This video takes a brief look at what some of the pests and predators are for both your Monarchs and your milkweed (from a Michigan perspective) and discusses what some options are for dealing with them.
If you are new to this series, I highly recommend checking out the "core" of Raising Monarchs, Parts 1 - 5, which shows in detail, how I raise Monarchs from egg to adult, and how you can too with essentially zero cost using household items.
Raising Monarchs Instructional Video Series:
youtube.com/watch?v=_I5F4AHyQHs&list=PLIJYERWSMyVrOpgo-TVIgWRFKARuT7ImT
Mother nature is not kind to eggs and caterpillars. Monarchs face many predators and parasites in nature, and sometimes, in our backyards too. Then there's the milkweed. Monarchs aren't the only insect that find it to be a tasty treat. This video takes a brief look at what some of the pests and predators are for both your Monarchs and your milkweed (from a Michigan perspective) and discusses what some options are for dealing with them.
If you are new to this series, I highly recommend checking out the "core" of Raising Monarchs, Parts 1 - 5, which shows in detail, how I raise Monarchs from egg to adult, and how you can too with essentially zero cost using household items.
Raising Monarchs Instructional Video Series:
youtube.com/watch?v=_I5F4AHyQHs&list=PLIJYERWSMyVrOpgo-TVIgWRFKARuT7ImT
