Pollinator Posse Monarch Survey 2022

Please report your Monarch observations on a monthly basis, or if you note something unusual or at another site you can post a one time observation. We ask you to report only wild Monarchs observed without any evidence of human interference for most of this survey. However, although any type of protected rearing is currently banned in California, if you are participating in that practice, we ask you to provide those observations in the questions which are specific to captive rearing since that data is significant and important and your identity will be kept confidential.

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* 1. Observer's Name

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* 2. Observer's email address

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* 3. Observation Date

approximate date - end of month data when summarizing monthly observation

Date

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* 4. Observation Type

Regular Monthly Observation

First Time Observation

One time Sighting

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* 5. Location Zip Code (if known)

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* 6. Or - Location City

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* 7. Type of location

private garden

public park or garden

open space

agricultural site

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Number of wild adult monarch butterflies seen at one time - enter 0 if none seen

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* 9. Approximate total number of wild adult Monarch butterfly sightings this month.

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* 10. Condition of wild Monarchs seen.

Mostly bright and fresh - look newly eclosed

Some new - some tattered and worn

Mostly tattered and worn - look to be migrants

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* 11. If you observed nectaring - on what plants?

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* 12. Any other observations of butterfly behavior?

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* 13. Approximate number of individual wild caterpillars seen this month.

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* 14. Approximate number of eggs seen this month

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* 15. Nectar plants currently in bloom?

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* 16. Wild caterpillars and/or eggs seen on what host plant? Check all that apply.

Narrowleaf Milkweed - a. fascicularis - narrow leaves, white to pinkish flowers

Showy Milkweed - a.speciosa - fuzzy broad leaves, white to pinkish flowers

Tropical Milkweed- a. curassivica - red, orange or golden flowers

Balloon or Family Jewels - physocarpa - large long leaves tall plant, white flowers, large round seed pods

California - californica - fuzzy leaves, pink flowers, rare plant in cultivation

Kotolo - eriocarpa - large silvery fuzzy leaves, white to pinkish upright flowers

Heartleaf - cordifolia - heart shaped leaves, purple flowers

unknown

none seen

Other (please specify)

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* 17. Did you notice a preference for a particular milkweed(s) this month?

Narrowleaf Milkweed - a. fascicularis - narrow leaves, white to pinkish flowers

Showy Milkweed - a.speciosa - fuzzy broad leaves, white to pinkish flowers

Tropical Milkweed- a. curassivica - red, orange or golden flowers

Balloon or Family Jewels - physocarpa - large long leaves tall plant, white flowers, large round seed pods

California - californica - fuzzy leaves, pink flowers, rare plant in cultivation

Kotolo - eriocarpa - large silvery fuzzy leaves, white to pinkish upright flowers

Heartleaf - cordifolia - heart shaped leaves, purple flowers

Other (please specify)

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* 18. Any observations of predation or disease in the wild?

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* 19. Any other general observations or comments?

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* 20. If you rear butterflies in captivity - how many did you release this month?

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* 21. If you are rearing caterpillars in captivity - how many do you have currently in a protected setting?

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* 22. If rearing in captivity - under what conditions?

Indoors

Outdoors but caged

Covering plants to protect caterpillars and eggs

Other (please specify)

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* 23. If captive rearing - are you testing for OE?

Yes - no evidence of OE

Yes - some evidence of OE

Yes - a majority affected by OE

Not testing

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* 24. If captive rearing are you using any of the following practices- check any that apply

sanitizing eggs

sanitizing milkweed fed to caterpillars

rearing no more than 10 caterpillars in one enclosure

sanitizing cages after each set of caterpillars

rearing only eggs/caterpillars found locally

importing eggs/caterpillars from outside the area

purchasing eggs/caterpillars commercially

Other (please specify)