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Eradicating milkweed...found Monarch eggs...now what do I do?

mmqchdygg
13 years ago

At the risk of my entire front garden being invaded by MW, I checked several plants to see if there was any sign of eggs before I started uprooting it all for relocation. I found nothing...until I already had ripped out 1/2 of the existing plants, and was tossing it on the pile, and found one really big patch. I didn't know what they were, but now I do after looking it up to verify.

Is there anything I CAN do at this point? They are 1st instars...looks like just barely hatched. Not 1/4" long and wriggly. Can I refrigerate the plants that I dug up like lettuce and keep them "fresh?"

I'm an idiot.

Thanks for the help.

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