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Now that might sound crazy, but lets talk about Aphids for a minuet. It’s really important to leave the Aphids alone when they get on your plants. Why you ask? It’s best to just leave them alone because

It has taken 41 days for this butterfly to go through its complete lifecycle. Eleven (11) days ago, Lux-Mil formed his chrysalis. So he is pretty much right on time. On average, it take 7-14 days for a

Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) eggs were laid 3/10/18 on Aristochia tomentosa (Woolly Pipevine), and are now hatched on 3/18/18. Fifteen eggs were laid, and all have hatched & are healthy.

It has been exactly one month since this Gulf Fritillarys egg was laid, and today we have a chrysalis. It has been quite the journey this little one has taken us on. Lux-Mil ended up being completely camera

Lux-Mil is now 3/4 of an inch long!! Growing fast and chowing down. Caterpillars increase their body growth by as much as 1,000 percent or more during their life cycle. The caterpillar stage of butterflies

We have a nice clutch of eggs in the garden today!! This Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor), has laid the second set of eggs for the 2018 season today. 3/10/18 and we have a clutch count of 15 eggs.

Look at that face-cap about to come off! This is one of the ways I can tell when they are going to shed. I have come to the conclusion that, Lux-Mil is camera shy. This is twice now that I set up the camera,

Lux-Mil has shed for the first time. From hatching on 2-25-18, to now shedding an becoming a second instar caterpillar on 1-1-18. This is Lux-Mil's measurement on 1-1-18. After shedding, caterpillars then

Lux-Mil is getting close to shedding. Half of today was spent wondering about the plant, looking for the "perfect spot". I was checking in and cleaning the cage, so I thought I would get a little

Hi guys, Drake here, founder of The Nectar Bar. And I have finally decided to take the plunge and start a blog. So first a little back story on how it all started. I began raising butterflies six years