Lack of Milkweed Is Not Harming Monarch Butterfly Populations
People who attended the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America are likely to remember Dr. Anurag Agrawal, who talked about Dame Miriam Rothschild when he presented the […]
Root Fungi on Milkweed Affects Monarch Butterfly Health
It’s been known for some time that toxins produced by milkweed plants can protect monarch butterlfy caterpillars from predators, such as birds, and from various parasites. Now researchers from the […]
Planting the Wrong Kind of Milkweed May Harm Monarch Butterflies
Good intentions don't always produce good results. Planting tropical milkweed may not be helpful to US monarch butterflies.
Green Alternatives May Control Stink Bugs and Help Monarch Butterflies
Dr. Patricia Glynn Tillman, an entomologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Tifton, Georgia, has found a green alternative for controlling various stink bugs that attack crops, which may […]