Rollins, who talks to farmers in the heartland of the U.S., said if FWS designates wide areas as critical habitat for monarch butterflies it would impact where farmers plow and plant. A listing ...
Monarch butterflies are poisonous to predators because of the chemicals in the milkweed they eat as caterpillars. In just the 9 to 14 days of the larval stage, a monarch caterpillar can grow to 2,700 ...
Education Manager Katie-Lyn Puffer at Monarch Joint Venture said they work with communities, state agencies, and local and national organizations to raise awareness and advocate for monarchs. They ...
PETOSKEY, MI – Lauri Juday carries around little packets of common milkweed seeds and gives them to anyone who promises to plant them. That’s because monarch butterflies need native milkweed ...
But monarchs cannot survive without milkweed, as they eat only milkweed, and it is the only plant on which monarch butterflies will lay their eggs. Shifting priorities in land management has resulted ...