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.
Study Finds Genes that Control Monarch Butterfly Coloration and Migration
The monarch butterfly is one of the most iconic insects in the world, best known for its distinct orange and black wings and a spectacular annual mass migration across North […]
Purdue University’s Jonathan Neal Writes about Declining Monarch Population
At his Living With Insects Blog, Jonathan Neal links to a Washington Post interview with Lepidopterist Lincoln Brower about declining populations of the monarch butterfly, and he writes about some […]
Washington State Prisoners Raise and Release Monarch Butterflies
Some recent news article describe how prison inmates in Washington State are participating in a program that helps track the migration of monarch butterflies. The prisoners, who call themselves “the […]