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| List: MassLep Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2026 17:59:06 -0400 (EDT) From: 'Donald ADAMS' via MassLep <masslep...> Subject: [MassLep] Lep Activity Here Today .... |
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------=_Part_66584_743573906.1791496746952 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ...at 'Adams Farm', West Bridgewater =20 Got a late start Lepping today, but did get to see ... =20 Cabbage White 1 Spicebush Swallowtail cats 2( One last instar cat transformation to p= re-chrysalis, and one = last instar cat still feeding sleeved on Sasafrass) =20 I have raised this butterfly since the third grade in school, but none ever= carrying into October!! Butterfliies 'pushing the envelope here with a late brood due to our very e= xtended season. Useable Sasafrass still remains here since I created wood-s= ucker stump shoots earlier in the year by cutting down some advanced trees.= These little trees are much more vigorous in our now colder days/nights. =20 In August, small cats suddenly became easier to find, and I came up with 13= . I am attributing the 'easier' part here due to what I beleive are NO PARA= SITES now way out-of-sync with 'normal' butterflies in such a late brood. A= lso predatory birds now are either gone or paying more attention to easier = seeds, fruits and nuts!!?? =20 Don Adams Wish me luck with my last caterpillar =F0=9F=98=8A =20 --=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "= MassLep" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e= mail to masslep+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/masslep/612= <462223.66585.1791496746955...> ------=_Part_66584_743573906.1791496746952 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!doctype html> <html> <head>=20 <meta charset=3D"UTF-8">=20 </head> <body> <div class=3D"default-style"> ...at 'Adams Farm', West Bridgewater </div>=20 <div class=3D"default-style"> </div>=20 <div class=3D"default-style"> Got a late start Lepping today, but did get to see ... </div>=20 <div class=3D"default-style"> </div>=20 <div class=3D"default-style"> Cabbage White &nb= sp; 1 </div>=20 <div class=3D"default-style"> Spicebush Swallowtail cats 2( One last instar = cat transformation to pre-chrysalis, and one &nb= sp; &= nbsp; = last instar cat still feeding sleeved on Sasafr= ass) </div>=20 <div class=3D"default-style"> </div>=20 <div class=3D"default-style"> I have raised this butterfly since the third grade in school, but none e= ver carrying into October!! </div>=20 <div class=3D"default-style"> Butterfliies 'pushing the envelope here with a late brood due to our ver= y extended season. Useable Sasafrass still remains here since I created woo= d-sucker stump shoots earlier in the year by cutting down some advanced tre= es. These little trees are much more vigorous in our now colder days/nights= . </div>=20 <div class=3D"default-style"> </div>=20 <div class=3D"default-style"> In August, small cats suddenly became easier to find, and I came up with= 13. I am attributing the 'easier' part here due to what I beleive are NO P= ARASITES now way out-of-sync with 'normal' butterflies in such a late brood= . Also predatory birds now are either gone or paying more attention to easi= er seeds, fruits and nuts!!?? </div>=20 <div class=3D"default-style"> </div>=20 <div class=3D"default-style"> Don Adams </div>=20 <div class=3D"default-style"> Wish me luck with my last caterpillar =F0=9F=98=8A </div>=20 <div class=3D"default-style"> </div> </body> </html> <p></p> -- <br /> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &= quot;MassLep" group.<br /> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e= mail to <a href=3D"mailto:masslep+<unsubscribe...>">masslep+uns= <ubscribe...></a>.<br /> To view this discussion visit <a href=3D"https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/= masslep/<612462223.66585.1791496746955...>?utm_medium=3Dem= ail&utm_source=3Dfooter">https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/masslep/61246222= <3.66585.1791496746955...></a>.<br /> ------=_Part_66584_743573906.1791496746952-- |
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