Matchmaking for monarch butterflies!
Are you looking for monarch caterpillars or is it more food for starving monarch caterpillars that you’re looking for?
This year, thanks to the Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust, monarch butterflies have their very own matchmaking agency.
“There are always pockets around the country where there are healthy swan plants which female monarchs haven’t found,” said Jacqui Knight from the MBNZT. “And there are other people who find their swan plants are stripped by the hungry caterpillars. Now, thanks to web-based technology, there’s a site where people can list their details and hopefully be introduced to someone who can come to their aid.”
The site has only been created but already there are people from all corners of the country networking to lift monarch numbers before the end of the summer.
“As well as other predators, over recent years we’ve seen a huge increase in the numbers of paper wasps. Many people now raise their caterpillars under cover to protect them,” said Jacqui. So it can be disappointing if you run out of food… or you have plenty of food and no monarchs laying.”
You can use either one of these sites to get help:
www.facebook.com... or www.monarch.org.nz...
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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79.4% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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20.6% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
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Happy Holidays! Start your new year with Taoist Tai Chi!
Short Introductory Taoist Tai Chi courses in January and February and new Introductory sessions in February and March.
Short courses: January Saturday 14 and Sunday 15, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22, 9.30-10.30am (4 hours) $20.
Please email nelson@taoisttaichi.org
or text 022 565 0935
for more information and to register:
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