I'm seeing some Monarchs this year. No eggs unfortunately although just seeing them is good.
Im up to 12 black swallowtails so far , we had a lull during July but not many cats . They also got our dill this year .
Davep production farm 4 chrysalises at the moment. Ive tried some alternative methods this year , because its been a busy summer. Mainly i tried to move the cats to a hidden Anise , away from the popular one we started with and its high number of hungry predators like the innard sucking wasps that just leave the skin like baked chicken. Success was moderate and had them chrysalis on the plant , but some we never saw again. I have switched back to the indoor production facility to pump up my numbers
We also observed slim Jim ,a Mantis ( Chinese i think -brown) eating a swallowtail like a corncob. I got a great pic I'll try to post for PM to bring back his memories.
Overall very happy, it doesnt take but a few moments to see something. This year more Monarchs than we've seen in previous years along with Zebra, Tiger and the black varieties, painted ladies, a gulf fritillary and a Red Admiral
No wind born monsanto products and only one mosquito truck .
Word to the CTY production facility and thanks to everyone for your awareness