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EventMonarch (OTHER observations)
Date of Sighting03/23/06
Comments

Well it is noon here in Monticello. Ms. Monarch has only laid one egg since yesterday. I am beginning to wonder if the colder temperatures might have slowed down the egg laying.

When she was laying the larger number of eggs, the outside temperatures were in the 80's, and while my office temperatures were not that high, they were in the upper 70's.

Ms. Monarch is on a table next to a large window on the north side of the building, and while it is not as cold inside
as it is outside, it is in the mid 60's there. (At noon today, the temperature is 43F outside and 69F in my office.)

I know it takes a certain temperature for monarchs to be active and fly, I don't know what temperatures are necessary for egg production. Maybe I will move her to a warmer place and see what happens.

See the Weather Underground to get a history of the weather since her capture.

LocationMonticello
State/ProvinceAR
Latitude33.58
Longitude-91.79
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Observer's First NameDr. Jim
Observer's Last NameEdson
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CityMonticello
State/ProvinceAR
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