"Just flick it off, the Earwig will find something else to do"

My first caterpillar I have raised became a crysallis and it just turned clear today! I can see the wings! I found it on my milkweed plants in my garden.

Shame there's no way to save caterpillars in time. We found one in our backyard but it's not eating the milkweed. It might be sick already or have eggs inside of it. Good news is even though some died, we managed to release over 20 monarchs and there's still 10 in their chrysalis so we managed to save some of them!

I just came across a milkweed beetle for the first time today. I'm raising my first ever batch of monarch butterflies and worried about the possibility of danger to their food source. I left it alone because I'm not a monster, but I'm glad to hear that they aren't monsters either.

I knew preying manti , soldier beetles and wasps ate them but I didn't know about ear wigs etc. It's a miracle we have monarchs at all...

Hi Mr. Lund. First of all, thank you for your wonderful and very informative videos. Everything I know about raising monarchs I learned from you. Using your advice and guidance, I currently have 113 eggs, cats, and butterflies on my dining room table. 😉

Hello. My wife and I started raising Monarchs after seeing your videos. We had a late start this year August 1st but have released 23 Monarchs, have 4 unhatched chrysalis, and 2 caterpillars left to J. Unfortunately, we lost 1 small caterpillar. We were surprised to find how much roadside milkweed had been mowed down after we collected eggs. We can see how their habitat is disappearing. We are collecting seeds and will be planting milkweed all around our 2 acre property. We are excited about tagging monarchs next year. We are located outside Troy NY. Thank you for your informational videos.... we are fans, and have been spreading the word.

So cool! the video had 1.9k likes and when I clicked 'like', the counter turned to 2k! THANK YOU for making this video! We are in CA and have lost a few Monarchs to the Tachinid flie but we are doing our best. God Bless!

Your feeding vid helped me with me black swallowtail, he hatched with bent wings and while I was holding him, his wings fell off! Now he is my pet and he wouldn’t eat nectar from a real flower so I tried the mix and it worked. Thanks

I’ve watched two videos so far and I’m so happy I found your channel. I’m in TX and started getting into helping the Monarchs a couple years ago. I even got certified as a Monarch Waystation which I feel is extremely important considering we see Monarchs here twice a year and we a very important region for their survival.I have had issues for the last two years with diseases on my milkweed and especially aphids infecting them. This year (knock on wood) hasn’t been as bad but I’ve been doing more preventative maintenance on the plants hoping to stay ahead of anything. We should start seeing the Monarchs come back this way in a couple weeks for the fall migration so we will see how it goes.

It's 2021 and this video has been the most helpful and informational on this platform. Thank you.

Your videos are amazing!! Everything I know about Monarchs I've learned from you and have been very successful in raising Monarchs. Thank YOu!!!

Dear MrLund, Thank you so very much for these terrific videos! What an education -- And you have a sensitive and intelligent understanding of nature's precious balance. Thank you for all of that, too, and for encouraging so many people to follow your lead! BRAVO!!

Been watching your videos. You have a GREAT attitude with lots of good information.

I'm so excited to have found this series of videos. I am a lifelong fan of the Monarch. We had a very successful crop of milkweed in our backyard this year. I kept watching for caterpillars and never saw any. Next thing I new I had chrysallides (learned that from you) all over, 21 total. All but 3 ended up beautiful Monarch butterflies. Now I'm seeing plenty of caterpillars. I'm heading out to collect them after watching your videos today. We live in South Texas so I don't expect to see too many more with it being mid October. Thank you so much for making these videos!

An hour ago, I experienced the joy of watching a Monarch, fresh out of its crysallis, strengthen enough to lift off my hand and fly away to its unknown fate. It is a spiritually moving experience.

Thank you also for sharing your advice on raising Monarchs!!!

This video answered so many questions I had, especially regarding aphids!! Thank you so much for your knowledge about these beautiful creatures 🦋

I’m all the way down in Texas, but this has been extremely helpful, as well as all your other videos. Thank you so so so much!

I have been raising monarch for 2 years now and thank-you for all of your great videos and advice. Today I noticed that 2 caterpillars that I brought home from the beach this past week were looking pretty unhealthy and indeed they had been infiltrated by the tachinid fly maggot. So sad and I guess that' nature. I learned a lot today! Thanks again!