Butterflies
Increase in the Monarch population
Fantastic news! Friday, February 26, 2016 with the 2015-16 eastern monarch population estimates were released. The news is excellent, and our thanks to each of you for your hard work that…
Read MoreMilkweed Seed Collecting Time is Just Around the Corner
I noticed yesterday that my butterfly weed plants (Asclepias tuberosa) have pods. Â They’re not ready to harvest just yet, but soon. Â Collecting milkweed seeds is an important way we can…
Read MoreMilkweed Insects
With all the attention to milkweeds and the decline of monarch butterflies more and more people are searching milkweeds for the monarch butterfly eggs and caterpillars. Often what they find…
Read MoreBeyond Honeybees: Now Wild Bees and Butterflies May Be in Trouble
By now you probably know about the plight of America’s honeybees: the collapsed colonies and dying hives, threatening pollination services to crops and the future of a much-beloved insect. But…
Read MoreHabitat Loss on Breeding Grounds Cause of Monarch Decline
Story by: University of Guelph Habitat loss on breeding grounds in the United States – not on wintering grounds in Mexico – is the main cause of recent and…
Read MoreSave the Monarchs
SAVE THE MONARCH MIGRATION – ONE BUTTERFLY AT A TIME – PLANT MILKWEED Monarch butterfly numbers are at an all time low and many pollinators are declining as well. The…
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