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Table 3 Summary of monarch egg and larva surveys

From: Prevalence of monarch (Danaus plexippus) and queen (Danaus gilippus) butterflies in West Texas during the fall of 2018

Date

Milkweed ramets surveyed

Total estimated monarch eggs

Estimated monarch eggs per ramet

9/14/2018

240

187

0.78

9/24/2018

245

51

0.21

9/30/2018

189

59

0.31

10/5/2018

176

13

0.07

10/12/2018

151

0

0

10/22/2018

122

16

0.13

10/29/2018

101

6

0.06

11/9/2018

83

0

0

Total

1307

332

0.25

  1. Average number of milkweed ramets surveyed and monarchs observed per milkweed ramet over 8 weekly sessions in West Texas during the fall of 2018