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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators

Raising monarchs and providing appropriate habitat for butterflies and other pollinators.

Raising monarchs and providing appropriate habitat for butterflies and other pollinators.

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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Mar 12, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by MikeEC
The monarch butterfly population has been in decline for several decades. The numbers today are less than 10% of what they were in 1960. There are two main reasons for this decline. First, is the use of herbicides and pesticides along with decreasing...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Mar 13, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by btroje
Now it showed up.
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Mar 14, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by MikeEC
I will post several comments in the next few weeks about how to get started raising monarchs. It will be very helpful if each member would post the following information: 1. Have you raised monarchs previously, or is this going to be a ...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Mar 19, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by Plainjane
I am reading about milkweed and noticed there are different kinds. Do monarchs prefer a certain kind?
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Mar 27, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by TerriCity
Many people do not realize it, but many plants for sale, especially at box stores like Home Depot and Lowes, are treated with insecticides, so buying these plants will kill pollinators. You need to find sources of milkweeds, nectar plants and other ...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Mar 27, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by TerriCity
I have a few more pictures. (1) two zebra wings just emerged from pupas. (2) Gulf fritillary (3) sulpher butterfly (4) Passoinvines with flowers. Passoinvines are host plants for the gulf fritillary and zebra wing butterflies. The suphers host plants...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Apr 2, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by MikeEC
Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle (FROM All insects change in form as they grow; this process is called metamorphosis. There are two kinds of metamorphosis, incomplete (or simple) metamorphosis, and complete metamorphosis. An example of...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Apr 9, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Mooolah
PBS/Nature/Butterflies last night. Painted Ladies travel 9000 miles from equatorial Africa, across the Sahara to Europe, out traveling the Monarch by 3000 miles. The southbound migration finds them high up in the atmosphere coasting at about 30 MPH. ...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Apr 13, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Leafhead
Some seedlings. Asclepias tuberosa and Zizzia auea. Season 2018 has begun!
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Apr 14, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by MikeEC
This is an excellent update on the monarch migration, especially for those of us who live in the Midwest or northern states:
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Apr 14, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by TheAstroChuck
NY State Dept. of Ed. has an after-school and summer program for K-8 grade students called CROP (Creating Rural Opportunities Partnership). CROP students must receive STEM training and do some community service. The school system with which I ...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Apr 21, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by btroje
a video of the goal
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Apr 24, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by MikeEC
A few notes about milkweed. I live in central Illinois, so keep in mind that depending upon where you live, types of milkweed best suited for your area may be different than mine. I first planted milkweed four years ago, about the same amount of ...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Apr 27, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by MermaidSuzy888
I started growing common milkweed 2 years ago. Last year, I had about 22 monarch caterpillars feeding on my milkweed. They stripped it bare. My biggest problem has been yellow aphids on the milkweed. I lost a lot of lower leaves due to them. I've ...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Apr 29, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by MermaidSuzy888
I'm beginning to clean out my butterfly garden today. I have common milkweed. I also grow marigolds to attract butterflies & to deter pests. Does anyone else else grow specific flowers to attract butterflies? There's a great list of flowers & ...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Apr 29, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by bigpawbullets
Has anyone here built a "bee hotel"? And if so, have you had success with it? I've built a butterfly hotel at the wife's request. I was skeptical about its use. But, with the proper tree bark inside, and place in a shady spot..... it does get ...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Apr 29, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by MermaidSuzy888
This is a great article complete with maps that indicate the type of milkweed you should be planting for your area. I found it to be very helpful.
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Apr 30, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Leafhead
Saw the first mature Milkweed of 2018 in my side yard. Where there's one, there's more, and the more Milkweed the better!! Here she is
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Apr 30, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by MikeEC
The beautiful Black Eastern swallowtail is present in most of the US east of the Rocky Mountains. Although they are not considered a threatened species like the monarch, I enjoy raising them from eggs, which are easier to spot than monarch eggs. The ...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
May 7, 2018May 2018

Posted by Kris725
Look what the kids at my church just did! Ftr, Unitarian Universalists are mostly Humanist and Agnostic. We also have some Wiccans, Secular Jews, and a few VERY progressive s. Okay, so now that we have some babies, how do we tag the adults so they ...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
May 7, 2018May 2018

Posted by TerriCity
Pictures of (1) new gulf fritillary, (2) my butterfly garden this year (3) Butterflies inside the exhibit tent at the St. Petersburg FL Thumb Festival (4) Butterflies in exhibit tent.
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
May 11, 2018May 2018

Posted by MikeEC
It is still too early to see wild monarchs in central Illinois, but the black Eastern swallowtails are beginning to emerge. Last fall, I placed several swallowtail chrysalises into a raising chamber and kept it in my unheated garage all winter. The ...
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
May 12, 2018May 2018

Posted by Coqui
Milkweed planted by our 2nd graders from seed now being sent home for Mother's day. Great lessons about butterflies and how to protect them.
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
May 22, 2018May 2018

Posted by btroje
A few of the 7 milkweeds that are going to grow this year despite drought
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Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators
May 22, 2018May 2018

Posted by TerriCity
I finally had a little time to look around the butterfly garden and collect some caterpillars and eggs to go in the caterpillar house. I gathered a couple of baby monarch caterpillars and a couple of Gulf Fritillary cats. I was excited to find a ...
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Posted by TerriCitySulpher butterfly from caterpillar to pupa to adult butterfly.

Posted by TerriCitySulpher butterfly from caterpillar to pupa to adult butterfly.

Posted by TerriCitySulpher butterfly from caterpillar to pupa to adult butterfly.

Posted by TerriCitySulpher butterfly from caterpillar to pupa to adult butterfly.

Posted by LeafheadAsclepias sullivantii, the Sullivant's Prairie Milkweed. Taken at a way station in Middleton, WI

Posted by LeafheadCeropegia woodii Hoya carnosa Both plants bloom at night and attract lots of cool moths

Posted by LeafheadCeropegia woodii Hoya carnosa Both plants bloom at night and attract lots of cool moths

Posted by DAB456What kind is this? I think I know, but would like another opinion.

Posted by bigpawbulletsNot sure what these guys are. But suddenly we seem to be getting a few of them in the "Habitat":

Posted by bigpawbulletsSilly meme. But an attractive butterfly. Photoshopped or real?

Posted by MikeECI posted this earlier In the Gardeners group, but had actually intended to post it here. Those of you who are members of both groups get to see it twice ?

Posted by MikeECI posted this earlier In the Gardeners group, but had actually intended to post it here. Those of you who are members of both groups get to see it twice ?

Posted by LeafheadMy latest visitor to the feeder, a Hackberry Emperor

Posted by MikeECI managed to overwinter three Eastern black swallowtail chrysalises in my unheated garage and released them about a month ago.

Posted by MikeECI managed to overwinter three Eastern black swallowtail chrysalises in my unheated garage and released them about a month ago.

Posted by MikeECI managed to overwinter three Eastern black swallowtail chrysalises in my unheated garage and released them about a month ago.
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