A monarch butterfly lands on a flower during the 16th annual Insect Festival sponsored by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County at Mercer Educational Gardens, in Hopewell, on Sep 8.
A monarch butterfly lands on a flower during the 16th annual Insect Festival sponsored by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County at Mercer Educational Gardens, in Hopewell, on Sep 8.▲
Patrons watch a monarch butterfly fly away after being tagged for identification during the 16th annual Insect Festival sponsored by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County at Mercer Educational Gardens, in Hopewell, on Sep 8.▲
Harry Hess and Joan Schwarzwalder, of Pennington, check out a tagged monarch butterfly that landed on his arm during the 16th annual Insect Festival sponsored by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County at Mercer Educational Gardens, in Hopewell, on Sep 8.▲
Ellen Kellich, Rutgers Master Gardner tags a monarch butterfly for identification and tracking as they travel to Mexico to prepare to mate in the spring, during the 16th annual Insect Festival sponsored by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County at Mercer Educational Gardens, in Hopewell, on Sep 8.▲
Butterfly larva and pupa during the 16th annual Insect Festival sponsored by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County at Mercer Educational Gardens, in Hopewell.▲
Nicholas Loveless, 10, of Lawrenceville, checks out a bug he caught during the 16th annual Insect Festival sponsored by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County at Mercer Educational Gardens, in Hopewell, on Sep 8.▲
Patrons look at the trail map during the 16th annual Insect Festival sponsored by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County at Mercer Educational Gardens, in Hopewell, on Sep 8.▲
Nicholas Loveless, 10, and his mom Annette, of Lawrenceville, walk the trails during the 16th annual Insect Festival sponsored by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County at Mercer Educational Gardens, in Hopewell, on Sep 8.▲
Logan Sie, 2 1/2, of Edison and his dad Fabian, play together during the 16th annual Insect Festival sponsored by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County at Mercer Educational Gardens, in Hopewell, on Sep 8.▲
As Isita Sinharay, 7, (yellow) of Pennington and her sister Oishee, 10, watch, Ellen Kellich, Rutgers Master Gardner grabs a monarch butterfly for identification and tracking as they travel to Mexico to prepare to mate in the spring, during the 16th annual Insect Festival sponsored by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County at Mercer Educational Gardens, in Hopewell, on Sep 8.▲
Isabel Sutt, 10, of Pennington, looks for a bug in a bush during the 16th annual Insect Festival sponsored by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County at Mercer Educational Gardens, in Hopewell, on Sep 8.▲
Patrons look for bugs in the bush on the trail during the 16th annual Insect Festival sponsored by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County at Mercer Educational Gardens, in Hopewell, on Sep 8.▲
Volunteers enjoy the day during the 16th annual Insect Festival sponsored by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County at Mercer Educational Gardens, in Hopewell, on Sep 8.▲
