| 单词 | milkweed |
| 例句 | I followed him across a field grown wild with milkweed and goldenrod. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The milkweed pods have exploded; they’re drooling foam into the bracken. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She flung open the cottage door, and a bit of milkweed whisked in on a rush of November wind, spilling shreds of spidery white down. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Living in Faerie, it’s impossible not to notice that everyone else smells like verbena or crushed pine needles, dried blood or milkweed. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Then they were all around us, milkweed puffs, flying. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Used to be that my whole body was my canvas—hot cuts licking my ribs, ladder rungs climbing my arms, thick milkweed stalks shooting up my thighs. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z A milkweed plant was growing by a heap of rubble. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I even planted some milkweed, violets, and wispy salt grass for the caterpillars—you know, when butterflies are in the larval stage. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Sometimes with the sticky insides of a milkweed pod. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Raspberry bushes mean rabbits are about,” I told a curious bluebird watching from a milkweed plant. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned to find the stand of dried milkweed stalks he’d wedged himself against a few hours before. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Winged seeds lay beneath the tulip trees, and all along the roads milkweed pods began to spill white silky threads. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The milkweed is as green in October as in July. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The same dull olive of the toy soldier the fox had cached in the milkweed stalks. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There was honeysuckle growing along the path, and milkweed too. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The monarch gets everything it needs from milkweed leaves. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z When the September winds blew the downy milkweed seeds to new soil, Chup was gone, too. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z "It may not seem like much, but just planting milkweed and cutting back on pesticides helps," said Sucharski. After spoiled butterfly bash, Oklahoma town tries to aid monarchs 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Sadwith — a seasoned television writer, director and producer making his feature debut — adds faint echoes of “Catcher” while lending a polished veneer, most evident in a romantic scene amid swirling milkweed seeds. Review: ‘Coming Through the Rye’ Tracks Down J.D. Salinger 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Spring brings nettles, ramps, fiddleheads, garlic scapes, pea pods and even milkweed buds to compelling recipes, like scalloped potatoes in a stinging nettle sauce. Celebrate the Catskills in Your Kitchen 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Keene and fellow scientists captured monarch caterpillars in the wild and placed them on milkweed leaves in their lab. These caterpillars aren’t just hungry, they’re hangry 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Four years ago. a health-care consultant named Denise Palmer planted milkweed in her small suburban plot in Oklahoma City to attract monarchs. Butterflies were symbols of rebirth. Then they started disappearing. 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Scientists say the monarch’s orange color — produced by chemicals from the milkweed plants that nourish them when they are larvae — tells potential predators they taste awful and are toxic to eat. One gene is crucial to monarchs’ migration Because for monarch lifelines, the milkweed is only half the story. A gardener’s guide to saving the monarch 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z “It was cool, but it was a pretty unremarkable milkweed,” Alex recalls. The Sage of Yale Law 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z But until now, the idea of matching a plant to an insect was confined to planting milkweeds for monarch butterflies. New survey offers a glimmer of hope for declining native bee populations 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z From a design standpoint, milkweeds should be placed in a sunny garden with other herbaceous plants that will provide interest before and after the milkweed flowers appear. A gardener’s guide to saving the monarch 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z These crops are engineered to be resistant to certain herbicides, which kill native vegetation, particularly milkweed, the monarch's only food. Monarch butterflies could get federal protection 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z The insects fly 60 to 100 miles per day, for example, and feast on the nectar of milkweed flowers. In California, these minivans-turned-RVs take car camping to the next level 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z “I was working in my yard and saw a bug eating my milkweed,” he says. Born to rewild: why now is the perfect time to make your lawn an eco-paradise 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Tropical milkweed is a tender perennial grown as an annual by gardeners who value its attractive, slender foliage and red and yellow flowers that bloom for months. A gardener’s guide to saving the monarch 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z He said the parasite is commonly found in monarch populations in California and Hawaii, away from tropical milkweed. Are our gardens the monarch butterfly sanctuaries we think they are? 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z Agrawal says there may be a problem in the Gulf States with tropical milkweed as a contributor to the disease. Are our gardens the monarch butterfly sanctuaries we think they are? 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z Purple milkweed is a violet-blue-flowered species that grows to four feet or so and spreads, but it is hard to find. A gardener’s guide to saving the monarch 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Before leaving, he issued a public service announcement: “You need to plant milkweed.” In California, these minivans-turned-RVs take car camping to the next level 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z Several species of milkweed are available for gardeners. A gardener’s guide to saving the monarch 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z The caterpillar takes up the poisons in the milkweed, rendering the monarch unpalatable to predators. Are our gardens the monarch butterfly sanctuaries we think they are? 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z To raise happy bees, she grows plants for pollinators: fennel, milkweed, fuzzy Joe-pye weed. Artists works show how their gardens grow: The seeds of creativity 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z In fields where milkweed grows, monarch butterflies lay their eggs. A battle of green against green in this Texas community 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z If you would like a woman to be faithful, we are told, sprinkle her with “a mixture of powered milkweed thorns, hogweed,” monkey feces and “root of glory lily.” Books of The Times: The Kama Sutra, Newly Translated 2012-01-31T17:03:33Z One inescapable truth of growing milkweeds: They attract aphids. A gardener’s guide to saving the monarch 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z The materials in this 27-artist Washington Sculptors Group exhibition include tree stumps, grapevines and milkweed fluff, as well as various manmade disposables. In the galleries: The intersection of nature and man 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Planting milkweed in your garden “is a really feel-good thing, but it’s not really the conservation solution,” he said in an interview. Are our gardens the monarch butterfly sanctuaries we think they are? 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z By the side of the path, they spied a milkweed. The Sage of Yale Law 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Visitors can help by taking home milkweed seeds from the stations and planting them in their own back yards. Chapman DeMary Trail is a mile-long classroom in Purcellville Some milkweeds will probably never be valued garden plants, but it is interesting that a dozen species are known to grow in the Mid-Atlantic. A world of milkweeds 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Rather than wait, both Taylor and Hamilton said, the best way to help the monarchs is to get regular people involved in restoring something that’s crucial to their survival: milkweed. Monarch butterflies may gain government protection, but you can help, too 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z When these normally gentle, two-inch-long insects don’t get enough of their main food — milkweed — they turn into jerks. These caterpillars aren’t just hungry, they’re hangry 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z The brutish common milkweed, not a choice garden plant, is setting its strange pods now that its muddy pink blooms are waning, but other milkweeds are still flowering, and in a prettier way. Are our gardens the monarch butterfly sanctuaries we think they are? 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z “All the stuff that the problem with monarchs is there aren’t enough milkweeds is pretty dubious,” he said, adding that gardeners should still plant it. Are our gardens the monarch butterfly sanctuaries we think they are? 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z But Glassberg says there is little evidence that tropical milkweed will weaken populations and no evidence that migrating monarchs are being trapped. Are our gardens the monarch butterfly sanctuaries we think they are? 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z They were never built, and today the place is a patch of milkweed and thistle, but the commission is still considering designating the property to honor Day, a poetic gesture. Big Risks as Landmarks Preservation Commission Moves to Prune Proposed Gems 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z An amino soy sauce made with toasted barley koji adds a soulful baritone note, the whole dish strewn with tiny green milkweed buds. How acclaimed Chicago chef Iliana Regan found her bliss in the woods 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z But milkweed has been disappearing, mainly because of the use of herbicides. Monarch butterflies in Mexico allow brush with fragile beauty 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z Sucharski said festival backers are trying to persuade farmers to leave milkweed along fence lines and pressing the highway department to leave the plants alone. After spoiled butterfly bash, Oklahoma town tries to aid monarchs 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z On their spring migration, they use the milkweeds not just for nectar but as a food plant on which to lay eggs. Are our gardens the monarch butterfly sanctuaries we think they are? 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z Monarchs lay eggs on milkweed plants and nothing else, and that’s all their caterpillars eat. Monarch butterflies in Mexico allow brush with fragile beauty 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z Farmers are getting rid of milkweed because it hurts their crops. Chapman DeMary Trail is a mile-long classroom in Purcellville Female monarchs will lay eggs only on milkweed, and it’s the only plant their caterpillars will feed on. Chapman DeMary Trail is a mile-long classroom in Purcellville I ran inside to get poison, but on my way back, I became curious, and after some research realized that it was a monarch caterpillar eating the milkweed.” Born to rewild: why now is the perfect time to make your lawn an eco-paradise 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Having a goldenrod or a milkweed pop up, for example, can actually be beneficial, because these plants attract butterflies and pollinators. How to kill weeds naturally — for real 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z And do they really live on milkweed, which seems poisonous to potential predators? 'Flight of the Butterflies': A must-see 3-D IMAX journey 2012-10-19T19:25:04Z Habitat loss across the United States is leading to a loss of the milkweed that monarchs need to survive. These caterpillars aren’t just hungry, they’re hangry 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Migrating monarch butterflies congregate on stands of native milkweed. Three stunning gardens that will change the way you think about fall 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z At the other end of the continent, a tropical butterfly began to pursue milkweed northward, making the journey generation by short-lived generation, branching out toward opportunity, flying and breeding and dying. Butterflies were symbols of rebirth. Then they started disappearing. 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z But it is an exception among the more than 90 recognized North American species of milkweed, many of which often find it not so easy to continue making themselves at home. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Goldfarb cites the example of milkweeds, the exclusive feeding plant for monarch butterfly caterpillars. How our roads have become an invasive species 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z There are other native milkweeds, but they are typically harder to find. Monarch butterflies appear to be everywhere these days. Is the crisis over? 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z That increased the use of herbicides that kill milkweed, which monarch caterpillars feed on. Monarch butterfly is not endangered, conservation authority decides 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The on-site pavilion they designed for the space was inspired by the shape of native milkweed pods. Can the new wing of New York's Natural History Museum help reframe outdated ideas? 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z “The milkweed is a displaced citizen in its own land,” writes Eric Lee-Mäder in the opening of his new book, “The Milkweed Lands: An Epic Story of One Plant, Its Nature and Ecology.” Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z In the Midwest, the stretch of I-35 from Duluth to Laredo abounds with milkweed and was rebranded as the Monarch Highway during the Obama administration. How our roads have become an invasive species 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Tropical milkweed, on the other hand, is a pretty landscaping plant that’s easy to find. Monarch butterflies appear to be everywhere these days. Is the crisis over? 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z The resulting open landscapes allowed milkweed and monarchs to flourish until the land shifted back to forest or intensive farming. Monarch butterfly is not endangered, conservation authority decides 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Everything from the primrose to the milkweed to the Echinacea purpurea, is allowed to flourish. Why clover lawns are a good alternative to grass 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Once, milkweed “would get shredded and pulverized by cultivation equipment, but it would spring back from the live rhizomes underground,” he continued. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Others include showy milkweed, Douglas aster and Canada goldenrod. The easiest (and safest) ways to welcome the birds, bees, butterflies and bats | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Bottom line: If you must have tropical milkweed, cut it down to the ground each fall before it goes to seed, to kill any overwintering protozoa and reduce its potential to spread to neighboring areas. Monarch butterflies appear to be everywhere these days. Is the crisis over? 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z In addition to protecting many animal species, the new EPA policy would extend to many endangered plant species like the Leedy's roseroot, the Mead's milkweed, the Okeechobee gourd and the Palmate-bracted bird's beak. EPA announces new pesticide protection measure applied to 27 animal species: Report 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z In spring they return north, laying eggs in milkweeds on the way. Monarch butterfly's spots help it migrate - study 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Now, “the milkweed within those systems just dies.” Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Their life cycles depend on optimal conditions: temperatures between 55 and the low 70s when they migrate, an abundance of milkweed when they mate, and some rain during the winters. Monarch butterflies lose sanctuary in Mexico as climate changes 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Native narrow leaf milkweed is an important food for many insects, not just monarchs, but it may take a few years to get established. Monarch butterflies appear to be everywhere these days. Is the crisis over? 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Or the swamp milkweed that Monarch butterflies feasted upon before laying their eggs. They Fought the Lawn. And the Lawn Lost. 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Eiseman understands: This is not the stuff of headlines like the monarch on its milkweed or the pollinators’ plight. Those weird marks on your leaves? Here’s how to decipher them 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z They know something that anyone who gives milkweed refuge will soon learn: If you welcome this plant, a diverse, living fan base will follow close behind — and not only monarch butterflies. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Sahs has let some strips of land on his property go natural, with wildflowers and milkweed to attract pollinators and soak in runoff water from his fields. Pumpkin farms adapt to improve soil, lower emissions 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z But what about all the native milkweed people are planting in their yards or in pots on their balconies? Monarch butterflies appear to be everywhere these days. Is the crisis over? 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Monarch caterpillars feed on milkweed while adult butterflies feed on flower nectar. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z At the Theodore Payne Foundation nursery, families browsed the rows of narrow leaf milkweed and sage, herbal and earthy scents heavy in the hot air. In Los Angeles, the Grass Isn’t Always Greener This Year 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z If someone says “milkweed,” maybe you also hear “monarch butterfly” in your head. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Asclepias exaltata, the poke milkweed, really likes that high-canopy shade or woodland edge. It’s time to slow down and appreciate nature’s tiny marvels 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z As North American farms increasingly use herbicides associated with genetically modified corn and soybeans, milkweed plants — the sole diet of monarch caterpillars — are disappearing. Opinion | A beloved butterfly is in peril. It’s not alone. 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Butterflies floated over stalks of milkweed, and an indigo bunting piped from a treetop at the edge of a ragged field. U.S. Naval Academy’s plan for new golf course angers environmentalists 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z If everyone reading this planted one milkweed plant, the benefit would be palpable. Monarch butterflies are in trouble; Here’s how you can help 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Many plants defend themselves against herbivory by producing unpalatable or toxic chemicals, but “milkweeds take this strategy especially seriously,” Lee-Mäder writes. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z “There are things people can do to help,” she said, including planting milkweed, a plant that monarch larvae, or caterpillars, depend upon. Monarch butterflies named endangered on species ‘red list’ 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Pesticides and herbicides threaten not only the insect itself but also milkweed, which monarch larvae need to live. Why monarch butterflies, now endangered, are on the ‘edge of collapse’ 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Monarch caterpillars depend on milkweed, the only plants they can eat. Leading Wildlife Monitor Puts Monarch Butterflies on Its Endangered List 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z “But not all milkweed is the same,” says Dawn Rodney, chief innovation and growth officer at the National Wildlife Federation in Reston, Virginia. Monarch butterflies are in trouble; Here’s how you can help 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z One notable example: monarchs, which have famously evolved to ingest milkweeds without harm. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z “There are things people can do to help,” she said, including planting milkweed, a plant that the caterpillars depend upon. Beloved monarch butterflies now listed as endangered 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Monarch aficionados are replanting milkweed across its migration path. Why monarch butterflies, now endangered, are on the ‘edge of collapse’ 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z “That took out a lot of the milkweed plants that the monarch caterpillars rely on.” Leading Wildlife Monitor Puts Monarch Butterflies on Its Endangered List 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z The GE Crop Report also mentioned a separate threat to monarch: loss of milkweed, which is critical to the butterfly’s lifecycle. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z So critical is this relationship that female monarchs lay their eggs on milkweed leaves, ensuring that the needed sustenance is at hand when offspring emerge. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z She suggests starting with North American native perennials — plants that will live for several years — including coneflowers, perennial sunflowers, milkweeds and mountain mint. The best indoor and outdoor plants for summer, according to pros 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z The winter declines have prompted campaigns to encourage the public to plant milkweed, as well as concerns about the monarch’s future. Summer Monarch Populations Are Steady Despite Winter Declines, Study Finds 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Swamp milkweed is an attractive, easy-to-grow variety native to all but the most western areas of the contiguous United States. Leading Wildlife Monitor Puts Monarch Butterflies on Its Endangered List 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Farmers using these crops can spray their entire field with the herbicide, which kills milkweed but not their GE crop. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z “They use their olfactory sense to identify the locations of milkweeds on wind currents,” Lee-Mäder said, “tracking those down like bloodhounds on a trail, to be able to lay their eggs on those plants.” Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z June is prime time to plant the native milkweeds and nectar flowers that western monarch butterflies need to flourish in Southern California. Savor native plant-based beer, pizza and ice cream this weekend 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Further north, they’re losing the abundance of milkweed, the only plant that monarch caterpillars eat. Monarch butterflies saw a resurgence in Mexico 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Dozens of milkweed plants in the landscaping support the monarch butterfly population that crosses the Appalachian Mountains during the autumn months—a sight all four of us long to return and see. An eco-conscious family road trip through the Great Smoky Mountains | Provided by ST Content Studio 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z This can lower the amount of milkweed growing within the habitat range of monarchs. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z “That gene flow that monarchs may facilitate is probably unmatched by other flower visitors to milkweeds,” Lee-Mäder said. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Once summer starts swinging, there are raspberries, Cornelian cherries and common milkweed. Foraging tours let travelers savor a destination’s flavor 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Leventry recommends planting golden alexander and swamp milkweed for the instant gratification of watching the caterpillars they attract. Taking a Mid-Atlantic road trip? Stop at these native plant gardens along the way. 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z The bees and butterflies will appreciate nectar flowers like lavender but they need the native host plants to feed their young, like native milkweed for monarchs. Obama's call to save the bees inspired this Compton native's lush gardens 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z This deep online dive into “all things monarch and milkweed” is free, but registration is required online. Plant people: Start preparing your summer vegetable gardens now 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z As intimate and celebrated as the plants’ relationship with monarchs is, the community surrounding milkweeds is far more diverse. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z The prostrate milkweed, a rare plant found in southern Texas and northeastern Mexico, spends much of its time dormant and below the surface, a federal scientist said. A rare plant found in Texas and Mexico could be listed as an endangered species 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Then, as it warms, the butterflies leave the roost and lay eggs on milkweed plants. A flutter of magical hope on the Central Coast, as monarch butterflies return 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z In fact, most birds avoid them because of the toxins they store in their bodies from eating milkweed, their sole food as caterpillars. He spends his days counting monarch butterflies in L.A. He could use your help 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z The native plant nurseries mentioned above can help you find milkweed and the types of flowers that will be helpful for monarchs. 7 simple and eco-friendly things you can do to help protect our planet 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z “The hungry throng” that Lee-Mäder enumerates includes at least 40 insect species that “feed often or exclusively on North American milkweeds in the summer,” he writes. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z We're proposing to list the prostrate milkweed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, along with 691 acres of critical habitat in two Texas counties. A rare plant found in Texas and Mexico could be listed as an endangered species 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z The more long-term drop in numbers is believed to be tied to loss of habitat — fewer fields of milkweed, the butterflies’ host plant along their migration route, and fewer overwintering sites. A flutter of magical hope on the Central Coast, as monarch butterflies return 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z After all, the milkweed that the monarchs eat when they are still caterpillars makes most birds vomit. He spends his days counting monarch butterflies in L.A. He could use your help 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z They grow assorted milkweeds, asters, elderberry, mountain mint, joe-pye weed, goldenrods, white snakeroot and ironweed. Meet an Ecologist Who Works for God (and Against Lawns) 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z In a milkweed seed-farm field in the Midwest, he recalls witnessing a cloud of aphids descend on the breeze, as if tuned in by GPS to the emerging crops’ location. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z In a statement, he said he hopes protections “keep the prostrate milkweed flowering in South Texas for generations to come.” A rare plant found in Texas and Mexico could be listed as an endangered species 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z The project will also include creating “Monarch Way Stations” with milkweed and other native plants good for pollinators such as the endangered monarch butterflies. 18 plant and gardening activities in L.A. that'll get you in the holiday spirit 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Monarch caterpillars dine exclusively on milkweed, but native milkweed is the only kind to grow, scientists say. He spends his days counting monarch butterflies in L.A. He could use your help 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z For example, milkweed species like 90 days of moist stratification, so she will start the process in December for sowing in March. Gardening can get expensive. Save money by starting plants from seed 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Other invertebrates, including slugs, snails and spider mites, may feast on milkweeds, too, as do some larger animals, like rabbits and ground squirrels, which are apparently resistant to poisoning. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z The proposal includes a plan to designate nearly 700 acres in two Texas counties as “critical habitat” for the rare milkweed. A rare plant found in Texas and Mexico could be listed as an endangered species 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z The first storms signal milkweed plants to bloom, attracting butterflies to lay their eggs. Monsoons that make deserts bloom are becoming more extreme and erratic thanks to climate change 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z Tropical milkweed, the orange-flowered nonnative variety long favored by nurseries and landscapers, is creating problems for the monarch population. He spends his days counting monarch butterflies in L.A. He could use your help 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Naturalists recently witnessed several species of milkweed butterfly harassing, subduing and subsequently feeding on milkweed caterpillars, presumably to get their fill of toxic alkaloids inside the larvae. Milkweed Butterflies Are More Murderous Than They Look 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Like so many native plants, milkweeds may have persisted only on the fringes in nature, but gardeners can offer them prominent spots. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Like other species of milkweeds, it can aid pollinators such as bees, butterflies and wasps that visit the plant to drink the nectar. A rare plant found in Texas and Mexico could be listed as an endangered species 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Iftner and his wife, Kaye, planted an acre of native prairie grasses — milkweed, goldenrod, bee balm — to resemble what the ground looked like before it was plowed. New Philadelphia, Ill., was a formerly enslaved man’s vision for an integrated town 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Also note that native milkweed is typically dormant this time of year, so you won’t be able to buy plants until late spring or early summer. He spends his days counting monarch butterflies in L.A. He could use your help 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Otter’s artistry as a set designer is apparent, with lush landscaping surrounding the dining table, including citrus trees, native milkweed, California natives, olive trees and water-retention planting beds, which were required by the city. She built a granny flat in Echo Park: How it saved her during the pandemic 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z “Planting milkweeds in a garden may be a small dent — but it’s a dent,” Lee-Mäder said. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Best noted that there are some anecdotal reports of monarch butterfly larvae feeding on the prostrate milkweed’s leaves, but the plant is so rare that it’s hardly an “important larval host.” A rare plant found in Texas and Mexico could be listed as an endangered species 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z These include creating pollinator gardens for nectar sources, planting milkweed — a critical host for monarch caterpillars to acquire food and defense sources — and preserving habitats that provide shelter and nectar to foraging butterflies. Recognizing monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act may do more harm than good 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z And finally, scientists warn against planting milkweed if you live within five miles of coastal overwintering sites north of Santa Barbara, or within one mile of the sites south of Santa Barbara. He spends his days counting monarch butterflies in L.A. He could use your help 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Monarch butterflies, for example, famously rely on milkweed, and as the plant has become less abundant, the monarch population has plummeted. Ditching grass could help your backyard thrive 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z To see a field of common milkweed in midsummer — a sea of a thousand nodding pink flower heads — you would not imagine that anything could ever stand in the way of the genus Asclepias. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z The milkweed has also suffered from habitat loss in areas that have been degraded by constant energy development, road construction and other human activity, officials said. A rare plant found in Texas and Mexico could be listed as an endangered species 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Backyard gardeners, once averse to milkweed due to its weedy ability to take over gardens, are planting more milkweed than ever before. Recognizing monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act may do more harm than good 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z These were never areas where milkweed grew historically, and scientists fear planting milkweed too close to overwintering sites may affect monarch migration and overwintering behavior. He spends his days counting monarch butterflies in L.A. He could use your help 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z The week after Justify won the Preakness, bringing him to the cusp of the Triple Crown, test results came back showing the plant they had tested was milkweed. Officials worked secretly to clear Bob Baffert’s Justify amid 2018 Triple Crown run, records show 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Since the 1990s, the use of increasingly sophisticated chemical herbicides that kill everything but the crops genetically engineered to resist them has essentially “targeted milkweeds for elimination,” he said. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Best described a local botanist discovering a large wasp called a tarantula hawk pollinating on a prostrate milkweed. A rare plant found in Texas and Mexico could be listed as an endangered species 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Monarchs rely on milkweed and flowers on a large geographical footprint for food and the undersides of milkweed leaves to lay their offspring. Recognizing monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act may do more harm than good 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Still, if you’re serious about helping monarchs, seeking out the appropriate native milkweed is worth the hassle. He spends his days counting monarch butterflies in L.A. He could use your help 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z The groups have embarked on an effort to add 30,000 milkweed plants across the state to provide the butterflies with places to breed and acquire the sustenance for migration. California’s Monarch Butterflies Are Down 99%. Can This Plant Help? 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Monarch butterfly fans are clamoring for native milkweed. Your bird feeder is canceled. Attract birds with these 13 native plants instead 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z But here’s the thing: native milkweeds are still largely sleeping. Monarch butterfly fans are clamoring for native milkweed. Here are 8 places to buy it 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Cultivating areas exclusively for milkweed may even harm other pollinators, reducing native plant availability and disrupting ecological communities. Recognizing monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act may do more harm than good 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z And you don’t need a big, fancy garden — even a pot of native milkweed on a front porch, or a patio, can make a difference. He spends his days counting monarch butterflies in L.A. He could use your help 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z California’s project is using three different varieties of milkweed: showy milkweed, narrowleaf milkweed, and a desert milkweed. California’s Monarch Butterflies Are Down 99%. Can This Plant Help? 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Monarch butterfly fans are clamoring for native milkweed. Your bird feeder is canceled. Attract birds with these 13 native plants instead 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z “We’ve tried growing native milkweed in different conditions and it’s the same. You can’t change what the plant wants to be: a summer bloomer that goes dormant in midwinter.” Monarch butterfly fans are clamoring for native milkweed. Here are 8 places to buy it 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z We'd collect eggs from a field near our house, and pick milkweed leaves to feed the growing caterpillars over the following weeks. Recognizing monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act may do more harm than good 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z This is trickier than it sounds, because aphids love to congregate on milkweed, and buyers are usually turned off by buggy plants at a nursery. He spends his days counting monarch butterflies in L.A. He could use your help 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z However, tropical milkweed is not native to California and doesn’t die out in winter, which confuses the monarchs’ migratory patterns. California’s Monarch Butterflies Are Down 99%. Can This Plant Help? 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Native milkweed plants — the kind good for butterflies — are coming out of dormancy and starting to sprout, so be patient. Your bird feeder is canceled. Attract birds with these 13 native plants instead 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z But if you’re a plant wonk like me, let’s talk about the complexity of the Western monarch situation and why a seemingly simple thing like milkweed poses such a challenging problem. Monarch butterfly fans are clamoring for native milkweed. Here are 8 places to buy it 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Instead, plant some milkweed seeds in your yard for next season, and encourage local businesses and neighbors to plant pollinator gardens of their own. Recognizing monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act may do more harm than good 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Your options are to try to grow native milkweed from seed — see instructions at monarchwatch.org — or make sure the nursery you buy from is selling plants that are pesticide-free. He spends his days counting monarch butterflies in L.A. He could use your help 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Almost 500 types of insects, including butterflies, feed on some part of the milkweed plant — its sap, leaves and flowers all provide nutrition. California’s Monarch Butterflies Are Down 99%. Can This Plant Help? 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Monarch caterpillars dine only on milkweed plants, whose milky sap is toxic to many animals if consumed in large quantities. Your bird feeder is canceled. Attract birds with these 13 native plants instead 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Consider milkweed for instance, the sole food for monarch caterpillars. Monarch butterfly fans are clamoring for native milkweed. Here are 8 places to buy it 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Conservationists have taken to cordoning off areas as butterfly sanctuaries, planting vegetation such as milkweed for monarch butterflies as they migrate from Mexico across the Lower 48. Butterflies are vanishing in the West. Scientists say climate change is to blame. 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z For a deeper dive into growing milkweed, read the Xerces Society’s online “Milkweeds—A Conservation Practitioner’s Guide.” He spends his days counting monarch butterflies in L.A. He could use your help 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z A major factor in that drop has been a decline in milkweed caused by farming and pesticide use. California’s Monarch Butterflies Are Down 99%. Can This Plant Help? 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Nature did not design milkweed to be planted by human hands. Opinion | I Will Not Rest Until This Garden Grows 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Which brings us to the reason why tropical milkweed is such a problem in Southern California. Monarch butterfly fans are clamoring for native milkweed. Here are 8 places to buy it 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Another potential danger is to milkweed, which provides spots for female monarchs to lay eggs and food for their larvae. Bats, birds among wildlife pummeled during Southern freeze 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z Monarch caterpillars only eat milkweed, but once they sprout their wings, adult monarchs feed on all kinds of nectar-producing flowers, said Pelton. He spends his days counting monarch butterflies in L.A. He could use your help 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Not all types of milkweed are the answer to California’s butterfly crisis. California’s Monarch Butterflies Are Down 99%. Can This Plant Help? 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z The problem is that tropical milkweed doesn’t die back during the winter in temperate climates like Southern California’s, according to the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. 6 ways Californians can help save the iconic Monarch butterfly 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z But NOT in coastal areas The Xerces Society now warns against planting any milkweed in SoCal’s coastal areas because even native milkweeds stay green during the mild winters, allowing parasites to multiply. Monarch butterfly fans are clamoring for native milkweed. Here are 8 places to buy it 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Halting the precipitous decline of North American monarch populations hinges, in large part, on milkweed. New clues to help monarch butterfly conservation efforts 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z The Monarch Joint Venture website — monarchjointventure.org — has a list of ways you can help monarchs beyond planting milkweed. He spends his days counting monarch butterflies in L.A. He could use your help 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Well-intentioned locals in California’s cities have started planting tropical milkweed in their gardens in an effort to help the monarchs. California’s Monarch Butterflies Are Down 99%. Can This Plant Help? 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Check with garden centers, especially native plant nurseries, to see when their native milkweed goes on sale — generally in April. 6 ways Californians can help save the iconic Monarch butterfly 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z It’s food, not decoration An important note here: Aphids might look yucky but remember, we’re planting native milkweed to create habitat for monarch caterpillars, not decorate our yards. Monarch butterfly fans are clamoring for native milkweed. Here are 8 places to buy it 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z A recent studyfrom researchers at the University of Kentucky found that monarchs did better when milkweed was planted on the perimeter of gardens. New clues to help monarch butterfly conservation efforts 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z We’ve marveled at the night sky and named the butterflies on our milkweed. Opinion | ‘I Learned to Appreciate My Husband,’ and Other Silver Linings From 2020 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Tropical milkweed can also carry a high disease load. California’s Monarch Butterflies Are Down 99%. Can This Plant Help? 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z If enough people start asking for native milkweed and stop buying the tropical variety, nurseries will respond. 6 ways Californians can help save the iconic Monarch butterfly 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z So if you’re worried about bedraggled-looking milkweed in your yard, surround those plants with beautiful flowering native shrubs and perennials, such as buckwheats, salvias, sunflowers and yarrow. Monarch butterfly fans are clamoring for native milkweed. Here are 8 places to buy it 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z In the study, areas where they planted a mix of native swamp milkweed and other wildflowers saw an increase in monarch eggs compared to areas planted with just milkweed. New clues to help monarch butterfly conservation efforts 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z Many groups are promoting the planting of milkweed, for example, and establishing pockets of wild meadows in agricultural areas. U.S. agency sidesteps listing monarch butterflies as endangered 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Forest Service, milkweed is a wildflower known for being “a mega food market for insects.” California’s Monarch Butterflies Are Down 99%. Can This Plant Help? 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z But well-meaning gardeners who plant this kind of milkweed are actually harming, not helping. 6 ways Californians can help save the iconic Monarch butterfly 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z “It’s a hard sell to tell farmers, ‘Hey, you need to start planting milkweed again.’” Endangered-species decision expected on beloved butterfly 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z “The amount of milkweed is decreasing. This may become a bigger issue.” Don’t Get Between a Caterpillar and Its Milkweed 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Once around the Mexican boarder, they will lay eggs, 200-300 at a time and only a single egg on a single milkweed stalk, she said. Wing warden: Black Hills State student rescues butterflies 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z Dr. Schultz said that, aside from being a source of food, milkweed contains cardenolides, enzymes that when digested by monarch caterpillars make them toxic to predators like birds. California’s Monarch Butterflies Are Down 99%. Can This Plant Help? 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z The plan calls for 1.3 billion new stems of milkweed in the central U.S. Illinois joins pact to protect monarch butterflies’ habitat 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z When the monarch is a caterpillar, he said, it needs the milkweed. In Minot, zoo veterinarian minds the monarchs 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z The altercation made a lasting impression on Dr. Keene, who scoured the internet for scientific data documenting these milkweed melees. Don’t Get Between a Caterpillar and Its Milkweed 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Additionally, as more people plant manicured lawns, milkweed goes by the wayside. Wing warden: Black Hills State student rescues butterflies 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z Local nurseries were called upon to provide the milkweed plugs for the planting effort. California’s Monarch Butterflies Are Down 99%. Can This Plant Help? 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z It is also a result of changes in the frequency of species such as the milkweed plant that play key roles in their life cycle. Review | The insects that seem to defy physics — and have humans under their spell 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z For more information about monarchs and milkweed visit Monarch Watch at www.monarchwatch.org or Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation at www.xerces.org. In Minot, zoo veterinarian minds the monarchs 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z In the lab, they placed caterpillars in groups of four in tiny arenas with varying amounts of milkweed leaves. Don’t Get Between a Caterpillar and Its Milkweed 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Whalen said monarchs need milkweed to lay their eggs upon and to feed upon. Wing warden: Black Hills State student rescues butterflies 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z And then I would plant the California native milkweed, which is a white flowering plant, with beautiful white flowers. This farmer in Pomona will inspire you to plant your own garden, no matter how small 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z “Show me, Anna,” I beckoned her near, lifting the five-year-old into my lap to inspect the milkweed floss cradled in her tiny hands. The last love letter 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z The milkweed gin’s components include hopper, roller, beater paddle, screen, spinning drum, negative air chamber, cyclone and bag. Muncie nursery rebuilds milkweed gin to help butterflies 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z The less milkweed, the more the wriggling insects squabbled. Don’t Get Between a Caterpillar and Its Milkweed 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z This prevents native milkweed from forming in the area. Wing warden: Black Hills State student rescues butterflies 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z Through the agreement they’ll adopt conservation measures, like efforts to increase milkweed which monarchs need to survive. UIC plays key role in monarch butterfly conservation efforts 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z Native milkweed supports the population without this risk, she said. What’s Happening to the Monarch Butterfly Population? 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z He cited as an example the Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative, which calls on Ohioans to collect milkweed pods. Muncie nursery rebuilds milkweed gin to help butterflies 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z Either way, the battered caterpillar would usually skulk away in defeat, freeing up the milkweed for the voracious victor. Don’t Get Between a Caterpillar and Its Milkweed 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z “They were absolutely loaded,” Whalen previously told the Black Hills Pioneer of the milkweed bushes. Wing warden: Black Hills State student rescues butterflies 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z Loss of habitat, especially the milkweed where the monarchs lay their eggs, pesticide and herbicide use, as well climate change, all pose threats to the species’ migration. Mexico: Monarch butterflies drop 53% in wintering area 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z Oberhauser and her allies still contend that milkweed loss is enemy number one. What Is Really Killing Monarch Butterflies? 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z The key takeaway is that milkweed is the monarch’s bread and butter. Muncie nursery rebuilds milkweed gin to help butterflies 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z The greatest number of scuffles occurred among bugs in the final stage before metamorphosis, when the stakes of milkweed munching were probably especially high. Don’t Get Between a Caterpillar and Its Milkweed 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z After class she returned to the bushes and started searching the milkweed – the only plant monarchs will eat. Wing warden: Black Hills State student rescues butterflies 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z The species is entirely dependent upon milkweed for its propagation. Monarch butterflies' marvel of nature under threat from all sides 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z “But I’m sort of tired of this argument” that something other than wipeout of milkweed plants is primarily responsible for the decimation of winter numbers. What Is Really Killing Monarch Butterflies? 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z “More and more people are getting on board and wanting to plant milkweed, so it’s great to see our local resources stepping up and providing that,” he said of Spence. Muncie nursery rebuilds milkweed gin to help butterflies 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z You can also look for flashes of orange and black in the nectar and milkweed plants along roads and in gardens — the pollinator plants are like catnip to butterflies. Follow the herd 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Monarchs lay eggs only on milkweed and milkweed is the only plant monarch caterpillars will eat. Game and Parks to give away free milkweed seeds in Norfolk 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z The monarch’s bodies retain the toxins present in the milkweed, making them an unappetizing snack for birds. Monarch butterflies' marvel of nature under threat from all sides 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z But even as the milkweed limitation hypothesis gained public support, some scientists suspected it was being built on a flimsy foundation. What Is Really Killing Monarch Butterflies? 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z They were able to introduce these mutations into fruit flies, and suddenly they were able to eat milkweed, too. These Butterflies Evolved to Eat Poison. How Could That Have Happened? 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z For most animals, the milkweed plant is far from appetizing: It contains nasty toxins called cardenolides that can make the creatures vomit and, should they ingest enough, cause their hearts to beat out of control. How Monarch Butterflies Evolved to Eat a Poisonous Plant 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z They warn potential predators that this insect is poisonous to eat—a trait acquired from the butterfly feeding on the toxic milkweed plant. How the monarch butterfly evolved its resistance to toxic milkweed 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Global heating is also reducing the viability of milkweed, the sole plant where the monarch reproduces, in US and Canada. Monarch butterflies' marvel of nature under threat from all sides 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z It seemed to him that even if milkweed disappeared from crop rows, there would be plenty of other places for monarchs to find the plants. What Is Really Killing Monarch Butterflies? 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Despite the dangers, monarch caterpillars are completely dependent on toxic milkweed. These Butterflies Evolved to Eat Poison. How Could That Have Happened? 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z The monarch butterfly’s colorful caterpillars, for example, devour milkweed with gusto—in fact, it is the only thing they ever eat. How Monarch Butterflies Evolved to Eat a Poisonous Plant 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z A single mutation predicted to have arisen in the monarch’s ancestor made the fruit fly only a little resistant to the toxins in milkweed. How the monarch butterfly evolved its resistance to toxic milkweed 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z This is to be expected; in the summer, monarchs focus on finding mates, nectar-bearing plants and their milkweed host plants for egg-laying, rather than migrating. Concerns that captive breeding affects the ability of monarch butterflies to migrate 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z In 2012 she co-authored a paper announcing this “milkweed limitation hypothesis” and its alarming implication: Roundup was imperiling the great monarch butterfly migration. What Is Really Killing Monarch Butterflies? 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z The researchers compared the genes that serve as blueprints for the sodium pump in poison-resistant species, like the milkweed beetle and the milkweed bug. These Butterflies Evolved to Eat Poison. How Could That Have Happened? 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Researchers assumed that one or more of these changes carry the key to making milkweed palatable, but without testing their effect in live animals, they couldn’t know for sure. How Monarch Butterflies Evolved to Eat a Poisonous Plant 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z And when they added the third mutation, the fruit fly thrived on milkweed as well as monarchs. How the monarch butterfly evolved its resistance to toxic milkweed 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Despite the more than a dozen milkweed plants that the family plants in their yard, “we haven’t seen one yet,” she said. Goodbye monarchs? Protection changes may imperil butterflies 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z The remedy, Oberhauser and others said, was to plant milkweed in large amounts to make up for the losses. What Is Really Killing Monarch Butterflies? 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z With all three mutations, the flies even ate dried milkweed powder. These Butterflies Evolved to Eat Poison. How Could That Have Happened? 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z And if more than one mutation was needed to tolerate milkweed toxins, how did the trait ever evolve in the insect? How Monarch Butterflies Evolved to Eat a Poisonous Plant 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Unlike most seeds, which germinate in spring, milkweed seeds should be planted in the fall. WVa parks initiative creates monarch butterfly habitat 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z Their favorites include wild milkweed, alyssum, buckwheat, sunflowers and two herbs, dill and cilantro, which should be allowed to flower. Pollinators & predators in your garden: How to save one, kill the other 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z If fewer than two in five monarchs come from the corn belt to begin with, they asked, how could milkweed loss there account for the dramatic losses in Mexico? What Is Really Killing Monarch Butterflies? 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Cole says the first spring after planting, there were monarchs and caterpillars using the milkweed and this year there are “plenty of monarchs.” Park initiative creating habitat for monarch butterflies 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z The larvae of those that did, though, could eat milkweed almost like a monarch. How Monarch Butterflies Evolved to Eat a Poisonous Plant 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z If nothing else, she added, West Virginians who plant a few milkweed seeds would be helping ensure the future of a state symbol. WVa parks initiative creates monarch butterfly habitat 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z The course also earns kudos for its eco-friendly approach - the Audubon International Certified Wildlife Sanctuary recently planted an acre of milkweed habitat for Monarch butterflies. Sneaking in a Little Golf...In Washington, D.C. - Golf Digest 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z His paper did get the attention of Anurag Agrawal, an evolutionary ecologist at Cornell University who had studied how monarchs use chemicals produced by milkweed. What Is Really Killing Monarch Butterflies? 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Crops are routinely doused with it, killing all but the engineered plants—and the casualties include milkweed, on which monarchs exclusively lay their eggs. Study on Weed-Killers and Monarch Butterflies Spurs Ecological Flap 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z To do their experiment, Whiteman and his colleagues laced this staple with a dose of dried, ground-up milkweed leaves or purified toxins and tried to rear various gene-edited fly strains on this diet. How Monarch Butterflies Evolved to Eat a Poisonous Plant 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z One of the biggest threats to monarch populations is believed to be the destruction of milkweed along their migration routes. Butterflies abound in mountainous Mexican winter habitat 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z In the spring, the butterflies lay eggs in Texas before dying; successive generations move northward in a kind of relay race that follows the proliferation of milkweed, their host plant. The Vanishing Flights of the Monarch Butterfly 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z They concluded that fewer milkweed plants in farm fields meant fewer eggs, which meant fewer adults returning to Mexico. What Is Really Killing Monarch Butterflies? 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z The analysis indicated milkweed and monarchs both started declining in the 1950s—well before the advent of glyphosate. Study on Weed-Killers and Monarch Butterflies Spurs Ecological Flap 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Loss of habitat, especially the milkweed where the monarchs lay their eggs, pesticide and herbicide use, as well as climate change will continue to pose threats to the species. Monarch population is up 144 percent at Mexico wintering grounds 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z There is a movement among gardeners across North America to plant milkweed, the sole host for the monarchs’ eggs and only food for the caterpillars. Butterflies abound in mountainous Mexican winter habitat 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Walking around my family’s property in upstate New York last summer, I noticed something I hadn’t seen in years: scores of monarch butterflies flying around the milkweed that rings the perimeter of the yard. The Vanishing Flights of the Monarch Butterfly 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z But since then, some scientific cracks have emerged in the milkweed case. What Is Really Killing Monarch Butterflies? 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Loss of habitat, especially the milkweed where the monarchs lay their eggs, pesticide and herbicide use, as well climate change will continue to pose threats to the species. Monarch butterfly population wintering in Mexico increases 144% 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z “This is my name for milkweed, it should be called ‘monarch manna’ because it is so important,” she said. Missing the monarchs: Iconic butterflies are scarce in Idaho 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z For several years, the Ecology Center has assisted the Parks Department’s gardener in planting the park: hundreds of echinaceas, a coneflower with medicinal properties; 15,000 bluebells; and milkweed to attract monarch butterflies. To Save East River Park, the City Intends to Bury It 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z But added to these are a protracted drought, enormous wildfires, and the propagation of non-native, tropical milkweed that carries a deadly parasite. The Vanishing Flights of the Monarch Butterfly 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z But she still believes milkweed loss is the deepest cut. What Is Really Killing Monarch Butterflies? 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z University of Michigan and Stanford University researchers found carbon dioxide from car and factory exhaust reduced a natural toxin in milkweed that feeding caterpillars use to fight parasites. Count finds sharp drop in monarch butterflies in California 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z Monarchs feed on the nectar in flowers, but they lay their eggs only on milkweed, which the caterpillars exclusively eat. Wisconsin had strong summer for monarch butterflies 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Besides being oddly shaped, they appear oddly located - sitting vacant among the cactus and milkweed. Old Army depot now teems with wildlife in Iowa 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z A few days, a few molts, and a few milkweed leaves later, the caterpillar was about a half-inch long and fattening up, following a timetable nearly as reliable as a Swiss watch. The Vanishing Flights of the Monarch Butterfly 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z But the chemical also kills a plant precious to the monarchs: milkweed, on which adult butterflies lay their eggs and the only plant that monarch caterpillars eat. What Is Really Killing Monarch Butterflies? 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Monarchs lay eggs only on milkweed, and milkweed is the only plant monarch caterpillars will eat. Free milkweed seedlings available at Norfolk office 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z “They made it successfully to Texas, where there was ample milkweed, and temperatures were higher than normal,” Taylor said. Wisconsin had strong summer for monarch butterflies 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z The Ethingtons’ landscape is teeming with beneficial insects and birds, attracted by the abundant blooms of natives such as buckwheats, salvias, mallows and milkweed, the favored food of monarch caterpillars. A nightmarish backyard is reborn as an award-winning habitat that butterflies love 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z The wind was not blowing at all inside the Lincoln Bedroom as the caterpillar chewed through milkweed leaves and grew proportionately. The Vanishing Flights of the Monarch Butterfly 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Subsequent field visits by the two researchers revealed that milkweed plants in these farm fields held up to four times more eggs than did milkweed in natural prairies and in farmland set aside for conservation. What Is Really Killing Monarch Butterflies? 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z It’s an experimental manufacturing and retailing effort, which started in 2016 when Quartz Co. made and sold a few hundred coats with milkweed fiber as the insulation. Effort to help monarch butterflies gets boost in marketplace 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Bendlin offered basic tips: Dig up some lawn and plant nectar-rich flowers, such as native prairie plants; do not use pesticides; and do not mow native plants, such as milkweed, that grow in ditches. Wisconsin had strong summer for monarch butterflies 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Searl was mowing the lawn near the center’s prairie plant plot when he noticed a monarch laying eggs on tiny, 3-inch-high milkweed cuttings in front of his mower. Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Monarchs will only lay their eggs on milkweed and the plant is the only food for the caterpillars. A makeover for milkweed, for the sake of butterflies 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Only milkweed availability and weather changes strongly affect monarch numbers, according to a computer model she and some colleagues used in a 2017 study. What Is Really Killing Monarch Butterflies? 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z North America’s severely depleted population of monarchs depends for its survival on milkweed, the sole host for the eggs and only food for the caterpillars. Effort to help monarch butterflies gets boost in marketplace 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Lucas and the others waded into a field of milkweed, searching for monarch butterfly larvae. The area around Rocky Flats nuclear plant may soon open to the public — and some say that's a disaster in the making 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z To help, Central Florida governments, schools and businesses are encouraging residents to plant milkweed - the pink, orange and yellow flowering shrub the insect thrives on - to boost habitats for the monarch and other pollinators. Central Florida community works to bring back butterflies 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z The milkweed and nectar plants they rely on are decreasing across the country. Rathdrum becomes first Monarch USA city in Idaho 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z “It’s hard for me to believe ... that the amount of milkweed on the landscape is not influencing monarchs.My question is: How much is it doing that?” What Is Really Killing Monarch Butterflies? 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z More than 100 farmers in Quebec and a half dozen in Vermont are growing milkweed for the Monark co-operative, tapping Quartz Co. as their only market for the clothing insulation. Effort to help monarch butterflies gets boost in marketplace 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z The goal: plant about double Iowa’s estimated amount of milkweed. Iowa officials set new goals for helping monarch butterflies 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z It depicts three monarchs among leaves and milkweed, and a butterfly garden is planted in front of it. Central Florida community works to bring back butterflies 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Western monarchs are born on milkweed plants in such states as Arizona, Idaho, Utah and Washington before embarking on a seasonal migration to California. Count marks sharp drop in monarch butterflies wintering in California 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z Helping monarchs, for many people, means planting milkweed and then noticing if one fluttered into your living room. Monarch butterfly migration was off this year and researchers are worried 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z “When we heard about milkweed we jumped on it,” said Francois-Xavier Robert. Effort to help monarch butterflies gets boost in marketplace 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z It would be part of a national effort to get 1.3 billion new milkweed stems for the monarch’s migration. Iowa officials set new goals for helping monarch butterflies 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z In Audubon Park, residents are putting milkweed in planter boxes at apartments and businesses. Central Florida community works to bring back butterflies 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Western monarchs are born on milkweed plants in such states as Arizona, Idaho, Utah and Washington before embarking on a seasonal migration to California. Count marks sharp drop in monarch butterflies wintering in California 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z Then they arrived en masse along their Atlantic Coast flyways in substantially higher numbers than in the Midwest, where milkweed is being lost more rapidly. Monarch butterfly migration was off this year and researchers are worried 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Drackett says there are about 70 milkweed species, including 15 native to Mississippi. Mississippi arboretum looking for milkweed hunter-growers 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z According to information provided by Nichols, monarch larvae need to eat between 20-50 milkweed leaves in order to reach the next stage of their life cycle. Arboretum’s garden a way station for monarch butterflies 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Monarchs seek refuge in the milkweed and lay their eggs on it. Central Florida community works to bring back butterflies 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z They are battling a dwindling food supply, especially milkweeds which are the only thing they eat when in the caterpillar stage, habitat loss, climate change and pesticides, Brower said. Misplaced monarchs: Clusters of butterflies stuck up north 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z One explanation might be that when monarchs march north, they are essentially following the bloom of their primary food source—milkweed plants. Monarch Butterflies Migrate 3,000 Miles—Here's How 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z In spring I planted two additional varieties of milkweed, the monarch’s host plant, to supplement the milkweed already nestled among coneflowers and liatris and coreopsis and beebalm. Opinion | Meddling With Monarchs 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Some states routinely spray most roadside vegetation, which includes milkweed. Monarch butterflies might vanish from northwest summers 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z Businesses such as Foxtail Coffee, East End Market and Red Light Red Light will be distributing packages of milkweed seeds to customers as well. Central Florida community works to bring back butterflies 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z The stations include nectar producing flowers, a shelter and milkweed, which is the only plant that Monarch caterpillars will eat. 2 more waystations added for Monarch butterflies 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z These include declining milkweed populations across their range in the U.S. and Canada, parasites and diseases like those in Altizer’s research, and even a growing demand for avocados sourced from Mexico. Monarch Butterflies Migrate 3,000 Miles—Here's How 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z “What about the monarch caterpillars that need all that milkweed?” she half-jokes, dropping her face in her hands. Makanda braces as coveted total solar eclipse viewing spot 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z They planted milkweed along the way, which is the host plant for monarch butterflies, hoping to quadruple that 56.5 million by 2020. Without Bugs, We Might All Be Dead 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z Morgan said monarchs will show up quickly after the milkweed is planted, sometimes within hours or days. Central Florida community works to bring back butterflies 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z “Every type of butterfly is generally tied to one or two species of plants. Like monarchs with milkweed. They are obligate feeders,” she said. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z For example, monarchs will only lay eggs on milkweed plants. Butterfly House visitors see species native to Wisconsin 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z In general terms, a way station provides flowers for nectar throughout the migration season and milkweed, which is an exclusive food source for monarch caterpillars, to aid the reproduction process. American Airlines employees create butterfly way station 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z “There’s been a big decline, mainly because of loss of habitat and pesticides. A lot of milkweed grows wild and if they develop the land, that’s gone,” she said. Monarch butterflies tagged in Texas for migration research 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z He began to study how squirrels transported nuts and seeds, then followed the aerial voyages of milkweed and dandelion seeds. Natural history: Thoreau's debt to Darwin : Nature : Nature Research 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z For them, Buerge and his two gardeners plant several kinds of milkweed, lantana and sedum, which are magnets for these winged creatures. Major reboot of Topanga house and gardens was a passion project, builder-owner says: 'I was hopelessly in love...' 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Enge has continued the butterfly release tradition, but now searches for his own caterpillars and milkweed. East Texas man shares joy of raising, observing butterflies 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z Moulded and baked fungus, textiles made of milkweed, silicone food storage bags? Margaret Atwood: Plastics are poisoning us. We need change, now 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Lack of milkweed does not seem to be the main cause. Monarchs in Peril 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Monarch butterflies lay their eggs exclusively on the perennial, and their numbers have been in steep decline for 20 years as milkweed has vanished from the sides of roads, rivers and gardens. Oregon garden project aims to attract monarch butterflies 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z The idea is to encourage the growth of critical plant species like milkweed, which is a food source for monarch caterpillars. IDOT to change mowing routes protect monarch butterflies 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z Sprott said this is a three- to five-year project that will eventually see thousands of milkweed and other native plants installed along the river bank and spread throughout the shipyard. Oregon garden project aims to attract monarch butterflies 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z “This was my backyard when I was growing up,” said Toler, motioning to the grassy field lined by milkweed and pink evening primroses. Old school bus serves as nature preschool in Dallas 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z His analysis of the monarch's severe decline is nuanced, suggesting that dwindling nectar sources and deforestation in overwintering sites may be culprits, along with milkweed loss. Books in brief : Nature : Nature Research 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z A three- to five-year project eventually will see thousands of milkweed and other native plants spread throughout the Portland Harbor Superfund site. Oregon garden project aims to attract monarch butterflies 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z And he doesn’t think planting milkweed will solve the monarch’s problem. Why planting milkweed won’t halt monarch butterfly decline 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z The milkweed project is separate from that cleanup. Oregon garden project aims to attract monarch butterflies 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z He noticed a few Monarch butterflies in the area, so he planted 30,000 milkweed plants to attract Monarchs. 2016 Environmental Leaders in Golf - Golf Digest 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z For instance, California farmers could plant baby blue eyes to attract native bees, or narrowleaf milkweed for monarch butterflies. Bee's knees: a new $4m effort aims to stop the death spiral of honeybees 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z Officials had seen a story in The Oregonian about the benefits of planting milkweed in home gardens. Oregon garden project aims to attract monarch butterflies 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z There was a widespread belief that they were suffering from a dearth of milkweed — which, besides being monarch food, is an agricultural pest that farmers were eradicating with the aid of genetically modified, herbicide-resistant crops. Why planting milkweed won’t halt monarch butterfly decline 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Ablin says he knew next to nothing about milkweed, which is crucial to the distinctive orange and black butterfly’s survival, when he started the project a year ago. Oregon garden project aims to attract monarch butterflies 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z Some growers are also selectively planting milkweed in moist pockets within Conservation Reserve Program land, he said. Federal center studying milkweed to help butterflies 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z Sadwith — a seasoned television writer, director and producer making his feature debut — adds faint echoes of “Catcher” while lending a polished veneer, most evident in a romantic scene amid swirling milkweed seeds. ‘Coming Through the Rye’: a warm telling of teen’s hunt for J.D. Salinger 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z And they rely on milkweed to survive, but the plant, once ubiquitous, is disappearing. Oregon garden project aims to attract monarch butterflies 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z “Plant milkweed!” became something of an environmentalist mantra. Why planting milkweed won’t halt monarch butterfly decline 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z But milkweed is harder to find these days, and the effects are indisputable. Oregon garden project aims to attract monarch butterflies 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z He’s already direct-seeded a fall milkweed planting at his center’s man-made marsh, which he’ll compare against a spring seeding, rhizome planting and transplanting of greenhouse starts. Federal center studying milkweed to help butterflies 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z The Botanical Gardens offers milkweeds in several colors, all attractive to Monarchs, who lay their eggs among the leaves. Roots dig deep in fall, which is why it's the perfect season to plant 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Sprott said this is a three- to five-year project that eventually will see thousands of milkweed and other native plants installed along the river bank and spread throughout the shipyard. Oregon garden project aims to attract monarch butterflies 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Lack of milkweed may not be the culprit, but “it is hard to argue . . . that something isn’t right” with the Bambi of the insect world. Why planting milkweed won’t halt monarch butterfly decline 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z The milkweed survived Portland’s worst winter in a century under Ablin’s close eye. Oregon garden project aims to attract monarch butterflies 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z The plants, which include milkweeds, are “an important part of a species’ life cycle,” Rapoza said. Students band together to try to save monarch butterflies 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Monarch populations are declining, and experts say that’s mostly because of loss of milkweed and habitat. Public help sought in tracking monarch butterfly habitat 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z The milkweed survived Portland’s worst winter in a century. Oregon garden project aims to attract monarch butterflies 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z In fact, milkweed is often considered an urban wild edible. Ode to Milkweed: Seemingly Everywhere, Yet Overlooked 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z This is because milkweed is regularly destroyed due to either pesticides or property development. Fort Gratiot woman raises, releases monarch butterflies 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z The increase was attributed to favorable weather at the time and a concerted effort to plant more milkweed, where the butterflies lay their eggs. All aflutter: Extreme weather threatens Mexico's monarchs 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z The commission wants people who plant milkweed to record the information on Monarch Tracker, which is available on the Game and Parks website. Public help sought in tracking monarch butterfly habitat 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z The Ohio Department of Transportation’s Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative is holding its annual milkweed pod collection campaign that runs for two months starting Thursday. Ohio seeks help to create habitats for monarch butterflies 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Species of long-horned beetles, true bugs, even aphids who imbibe at the milkweed bar, all wear these warning colors proudly. Ode to Milkweed: Seemingly Everywhere, Yet Overlooked 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Young rabbits are born in winter and early spring, whereas milkweed plants do not pop up until May. Now try this 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z “There they are!” he exclaimed, as we approached a group of tarantula hawks buzzing around a leafless milkweed plant on Schmidt’s patio. The Connoisseur of Pain 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z The monarch’s caterpillar stage feeds only on milkweed plants. Public help sought in tracking monarch butterfly habitat 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z He expects the next harvest day sometime in August to focus on milkweed and penstemon seeds. First-ever seed harvest at sanctuary in Gibbon 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z But perhaps the most interesting and common-sense use of milkweed borrows from the snug winter bivouacs of white-footed mice, which regularly line their nests with the seeds’ fluffy fibers. Ode to Milkweed: Seemingly Everywhere, Yet Overlooked 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Monarch butterflies and caterpillars are linked to milkweed. Butterfly walks popular with all ages 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z They lay eggs in areas with milkweed, and their offspring continue the journey, Harke said. Omro farm helps Monarch butterfly populations flourish 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z Some of the best Northwest natives for pollinators include Oregon grape, vine maple, Nootka roses, camassia and milkweed. Plant a garden to attract bees and butterflies, and save the Earth while you’re at it 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z The efforts to plant milkweed, which is the monarchs’ favorite source of nectar, and other flowering plants will also help honey bees, Mirth said. Oklahoma City butterfly garden opens along ‘monarch highway’ 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z Millions of milkweed parachutes were collected and stuffed into blankets, pillows and mattresses by early settlers, where their marvelous insulating ability was sincerely appreciated each winter by mice and men, wherever the common milkweed grew. Ode to Milkweed: Seemingly Everywhere, Yet Overlooked 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z The Pollinator Garden features hydrangeas, milkweed and a collection of other plants that benefit from the transfer of pollen provided by flying insects and small birds. It’s all about the hummingbirds and the bees for the flowers and the trees at Smithsonian Gardens. A 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Both of these plants provide fresh milkweed for monarchs to lay their eggs on. Monarch solution: Hagerstown garden to help butterflies 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z One important plant in the garden is milkweed, the only plant on which monarchs lay their eggs and on which their caterpillars feed. BASF creates a habitat for endangered monarch butterflies 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z Baum said monarchs will appear in late August and September in Oklahoma, when they return and lay eggs on milkweed. Oklahoma City butterfly garden opens along ‘monarch highway’ 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z If there is any plant that deserves more attention, it is the common milkweed. Ode to Milkweed: Seemingly Everywhere, Yet Overlooked 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z One reason for the decrease is a drop in the amount of milkweed, which monarch larvae eat, Lundgren said. USDA rejects scientist's charge that it tried to curb negative pesticide research 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z The resulting caterpillars feed on the fresh milkweed. Monarch solution: Hagerstown garden to help butterflies 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z “Once the footprint is done and the panels are done, they said they’d work with us on getting tallgrass for pheasants and milkweed for monarchs,” Rengstorf said. Soybeans to solar: Boom is boon for Minnesota landowners 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z In northeast Oklahoma City, the Transportation Department’s monarch station contains five types of milkweed. Oklahoma City butterfly garden opens along ‘monarch highway’ 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z The United States is trying to replace about 7.5 million acres of milkweed either by planting or by stopping the use of pesticides that destroy it. Monarch Butterfly Migration Rebounds, Easing Some Fears 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z In addition to the grants, experts will advise farmers on planting milkweed and nectar-rich plans in buffer areas between fields or around wetlands and in pastures. USDA offers $100,000 to help create butterfly habitat 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Sagalkin hopes Saturday’s event will kick-start many local gardens to incorporate nectar, and where there’s lots of room, milkweed. Monarch solution: Hagerstown garden to help butterflies 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z Students spread milkweed seeds and 40 kinds of other wildflower seeds in the mixture across a two-acre plot outside the Lewis & Clark Recreation Area Welcome Center. Yankton fourth graders plant wildflower seeds outside park 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z "There are new programs to establish milkweed planting, and the public is urged very much to do so. The monarch's survival depends on it," Wilson said. Monarch butterfly numbers flutter up, but still off recent highs: study 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Planting milkweed, for example, would help protect monarch butterflies that lay eggs in the plant and feed on the leaves. Bees and butterflies could soon be on legislative agenda 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z The club’s environmental expert cited the importance of fishless ponds for amphibian reproduction and noted the presence of marsh milkweed and red-eared sliders. IRS Tees Off on Golf Courses’ Green Tax Claims 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z “The federal government plans to plant 1 billion common milkweed plants.” Monarch solution: Hagerstown garden to help butterflies 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z And recent clinical trials of Picato, a gel derived from milkweed sap, suggest it is effective at stopping lesions turning into skin cancer. Five old remedies that are still healing us today - BBC News 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z All that remains of the Day retreat is a plot of milkweed, thistle and towering phragmites, with the lapping of the sea and bobbing pleasure craft just beyond. Dorothy Day’s Retreat Is Now a Vacant Lot, but a Bid to Protect It Survives 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z San Diego nursery owner Tom Merriman didn’t even sell milkweed five years ago. Monarchs get help from unlikely source: California’s drought 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z San Diego nursery owner Tom Merriman didn't even sell milkweed five years ago. Struggling monarchs get help from unlikely source as Californians plant drought-happy milkweed 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z The grant will allow workers to plant milkweed along stretches of the National Cowboy Recreation and Nature Trail that runs from Norfolk to Valentine. Grant to help monarch butterfly habitat along Cowboy Trail 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Of all the plants in the world, only milkweeds pass muster. Fungi can help monarchs self-medicate 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z There is growing interest, too, in adding flowers and milkweed to conservation grasslands as a way of boosting bee populations in light of stress on the pollinators nationwide. Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z It’s not just a matter of planting more milkweed, but how and where we plant it.” Save the Monarch campaigns grow across Iowa, nationally 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z On a sultry afternoon recently, Regina Myer, president of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation, walked past profusions of swamp milkweed, rose mallows and cardinal flowers. Brooklyn Bridge Park Opening New Vistas 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z They lay their eggs on milkweed plants, and larvae feed on milkweed. Grant to help monarch butterfly habitat along Cowboy Trail 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z But scientists recently discovered that planting a nonnative, tropical milkweed species actually increases OE infections among monarchs in some places. Fungi can help monarchs self-medicate 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z The milkweed is the only plant on which they’ll put their eggs. Stop-motion animation used to educate kids about butterflies 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Planting milkweed is seen as one answer to rally around. Save the Monarch campaigns grow across Iowa, nationally 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z Ferguson says as monarchs migrate north, they need to reproduce several times and need milkweed at each site to do that. Vermont can help to conserve declining monarch butterfly 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z “They like woody plants, especially fresh growth stems, but tend not to eat plants such as azaleas or things like milkweed.” Massachusetts city brings in goats to eat poison ivy 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z One possible explanation is that fungi-induced changes in the cocktail of volatile organic compounds produced by milkweed may generate a distinctive smell, drawing monarchs. Fungi can help monarchs self-medicate 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z “Part of the awareness is appreciation of wildflowers and milkweeds,” she said. Stop-motion animation used to educate kids about butterflies 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z The consortium grows nine different milkweed species at 12 ISU research farms to study their effectiveness for enhancing the monarch population. Save the Monarch campaigns grow across Iowa, nationally 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z Biologist Mark Ferguson says Vermont’s meadows and old fields provide habitat for milkweed, a critical food source for monarchs. Vermont can help to conserve declining monarch butterfly 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z Yet the governor of South Carolina found it easier to call for the execution of this milkweed boy than it was for her to finally call for the lowering of that banner. Unraveling the threads of hatred, sewn into a Confederate icon 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z In some milkweed species, the fungi did increase the levels of medicinal cardinolides in the plant’s leaves. Fungi can help monarchs self-medicate 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Butterflies are eaten by birds, while caterpillars fall prey to pests such as aphids, which can also feed on milkweed plants. Citrus County farm produces monarch butterflies 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z Another group of students and volunteers also recently planted milkweed at St. Albert School in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Nebraska, Iowa schools look to attract monarch butterflies 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Monarchs lay eggs on milkweed and the caterpillars feed on the plant. Vermont can help to conserve declining monarch butterfly 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z The butterflies have been hit hard by the decline in native milkweed that has come from shifts in farming practices, as well as by climate change and exposure to insecticides. What’s all the Obama buzz about bees? 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z "There is so much life in this garden," Wilhelmi said as she inspected the milkweed. Beverlywood low-water redo brings carrots, conversation and cash too 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z “They’re in decline because of loss of habitat. The monarch only uses milkweed for their reproductive cycle; once that milkweed is gone, so is the monarch,” he said. Citrus County farm produces monarch butterflies 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z Mead’s milkweed is a perennial plant of the tallgrass prairie that is on the U.S. Transplanting program aims to save Mead’s milkweed 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Her secrets to providing a good environment for pollinators includes a number of native plants like milkweed, Queen Anne’s lace, goldenrod and “a lot of what most people consider weeds.” Backyard plants help protect honeybees, butterflies 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z Bicyclists and joggers whiz past rose mallows, northern bayberry and milkweed, the Hudson River a luminous backdrop. How Diller and von Furstenberg Got Their Island in Hudson River Park 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z It referred monarch questions to trade group CropLife American, which said in a statement it "believes that the development of managed milkweed habitat may benefit monarch populations and should be encouraged." Crop herbicides play a role in shrinking monarch population 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z One thing Wilchynski said people can do to help the monarch species it to consciously purchase pesticide-free milkweed plants and other native butterfly host plants for their yards and gardens. Citrus County farm produces monarch butterflies 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z Hays said the milkweed transplanting project will be studied and used for future reference in efforts to protect other threatened or endangered plants and restore the prairie by introducing natural subsoil and vegetation. Transplanting program aims to save Mead’s milkweed 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Her backyard consists of native plants like butterfly weed along with marsh and common milkweed, daylilies, crocus, Joe-Pye weed, New England Aster, goldenrod and plenty of others, alternating native and non-native plants. Backyard plants help protect honeybees, butterflies 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z The lawsuit states that a key cause of the monarch demise is the application of glyphosate to farm fields, and the resulting destruction of the milkweed habitat that migrating monarchs rely on. Environmental group sues U.S. EPA over monarch butterfly demise 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Its ability to find and colonize even isolated patches of milkweed — the host plant for their larvae — is renowned. Monarch butterfly doesn’t need so much help 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z The rest will establish a conservation fund that will award grants to landowners who will work toward conserving areas home to the milkweed plant, on which monarchs exclusively lay their eggs. The U.S. Government Is Spending $3.2 Million To Save This Butterfly 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Hays’ idea was to dig up the Mead’s milkweed plants from the highway right of way and transplant them to another area of the prairie where they would be protected and thrive. Transplanting program aims to save Mead’s milkweed 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z The monarch lays eggs exclusively on the milkweed plant. Government to spend $3.2 million to help monarch butterfly 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z The Monarchs are suffering from the loss of milkweed habitat in the United States, illegal logging in Mexico and climate change. Mexico: Monarch Levels Rebound 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Monarchs came to Hawaii more than 150 years ago, after milkweed was introduced, and they are now one of the most common and familiar insects in the state. Monarch butterfly doesn’t need so much help 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z The plant's decline is tied to factors such as increased cultivation of crops genetically engineered to withstand herbicides that kill native vegetation like milkweed, conservationists say. Monarch butterfly count rises as conservationists warn of extinction 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z The region saw relatively mild temperatures and regular rain to nourish milkweed, on which monarchs lay their eggs. More monarch butterflies in Mexico, but numbers still low 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z In addition to buying and restoring the milkweed sites, the U.S. Readers Respond to "A Beacon from the Big Bang" 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z The problem is that tropical milkweed—at least when planted in warm environments like southern Texas and the U.S. Plan to save monarch butterflies backfires 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z But this month the Fish and Wildlife Service dedicated $3.2 million just to grow more milkweed for the monarch. Monarch butterfly doesn’t need so much help 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z The tropical milkweed, which grows year-round, lures the monarchs into sticking around all year, too, instead of migrating to Mexico. Georgia students look for monarch butterflies, find science 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z “To be able to say that again next January, and the January after that, we need to protect and plant more milkweed.” More monarch butterflies in Mexico, but numbers still low 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z The butterfly’s decline is due to the eradication of the monarch caterpillar’s sole food, the milkweed, by widely used herbicides like Monsanto’s Roundup. Monarch Butterflies May Be Headed For Endangered Species List 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z The work proves “absolutely definitively” that tropical milkweed is threatening the monarchs and their migration, Brower says. Plan to save monarch butterflies backfires 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Once an occasional vagrant, the butterfly flourished after ornamental milkweed was brought to Guam and Australia. Monarch butterfly doesn’t need so much help 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z The younger students laid the groundwork, marking with orange flags the gardens’ dozens of milkweed plants. Georgia students look for monarch butterflies, find science 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z The loss of the plant is tied to factors such as increased cultivation of crops genetically engineered to withstand herbicides that kill native vegetation, including milkweed, the conservation group says. Monarch butterfly eyed for possible U.S. endangered species protection 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z Some of the weeds took the form of pretty wildflowers — goldenrod, milkweed and Queen Anne’s lace; some were thuggish trees and vines. New York’s High Line: Why the floating promenade is so popular But the loss of milkweed in the United States continues to be a major issue, scientists say. Plan to save monarch butterflies backfires 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z The logic of planting a non-native milkweed to help the monarch butterfly completely fails. Reactions to the Beloved Butterfly and Man vs. Machine 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Russell still sees monarchs and milkweed on roadsides, railroad rights of way, ditches, backyards and other sites. Activists: Herbicides threaten monarch butterflies 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z To attract native insects and animals, as well as her neighbors, Ms. Myers chose herbaceous native species with showy summer blooms, like goldenrod, verbena, milkweed, cardinal flower, mistflower and hibiscus. A Rain Garden That Even the Neighbors Seem To Like 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Come spring, the butterflies begin their trek northward, following the blooming of the caterpillar's host plant, milkweed. One hundred and one monarch genomes reveal surprising history of this long-distant migrant 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z But today, many farmers plant herbicide-resistant versions of these crops, which allows them to spray their fields with powerful chemicals such as Roundup—killing milkweed in the process. Plan to save monarch butterflies backfires 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Native milkweeds die back in the winter meaning that the transmission cycle of the Ophryocystis elektroscirrha parasite is terminated until it is reset in the spring. Reactions to the Beloved Butterfly and Man vs. Machine 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z “And I hardly found any eggs or caterpillars on any of my milkweed plants even though I am planting more and more milkweed every year.” Activists: Herbicides threaten monarch butterflies 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z Scientists say their orange color tells potential predators they taste awful and are toxic to eat thanks to chemicals from the milkweed plants that nourish them in their larval state. Gene plays key role in monarch butterfly's miraculous migration 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Females lay eggs on milkweed and their caterpillars feed on this plant, acquiring compounds that make the butterflies toxic to potential predators, as they warn with the striking orange and black pattern on their wings. One hundred and one monarch genomes reveal surprising history of this long-distant migrant 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z However, the only species of milkweed widely available in the United States is Asclepias curassavica, which is native to the tropics. Plan to save monarch butterflies backfires 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z We should be as concerned for the native milkweeds as we are for the charismatic species. Reactions to the Beloved Butterfly and Man vs. Machine 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Philip T. Marshall, the state entomologist for Indiana, says residential, commercial and industrial sprawl also are contributing to the loss of milkweed, along with intense agricultural practices that remove fence rows. Activists: Herbicides threaten monarch butterflies 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z Threats to them include habitat loss due to human activities, pesticides that kill milkweed and climate change, experts say. Gene plays key role in monarch butterfly's miraculous migration 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z The butterfly’s dramatic decline is being driven by widespread planting of genetically engineered, herbicide-resistant crops that tend to drastically decrease the amount of milkweed available. The year’s first monarch butterflies are entering Mexico earlier than usual Gulf Coast—doesn’t die back in the winter like native milkweed does. Plan to save monarch butterflies backfires 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Creating more milkweed habitat is paramount, according to fws director Ashe. Monarch Butterflies at the Center of a Continent-Wide Conservation Effort 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z This is triggered by factors including shortening days, cooler temperatures and, potentially, the chemical compounds found in the late-season milkweeds the caterpillars feed upon. Monarch Butterfly: A Journey of 2,000 Miles Guided by Mysterious Maps 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z Without milkweeds, monarchs are not able to produce successive generations that result in the yearly fall migration. Habitat loss, milkweed cited for butterfly fade 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z In particular there are large swaths of huckleberries, goldenrod, pearly everlasting, aster and milkweed. Guest: The citizen wildlife steward and the return of the Western bumblebee 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z As caterpillars, monarchs ingest the parasite along with their normal milkweed meals, and when they hatch from their chrysalises they are covered in spores. Plan to save monarch butterflies backfires 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z The most direct option is to build “living roadways” of milkweed beside highways such as Interstate 25 and Interstate 35, which run through the central U.S. Monarch Butterflies at the Center of a Continent-Wide Conservation Effort 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z In the past, milkweed was spared because the herbicides used by farmers to keep crops healthy were used more sparingly—and in some cases, tilling machines were used to clear weeds. Monarch Butterflies Have Declined 90%; Conservationists Seek Extra Protection Most genetically engineered crops are resistant to Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, which the petition says kills milkweed. Habitat loss, milkweed cited for butterfly fade 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z The caterpillar stage is most taxing on Beilke, who checks on her bugs up to four times a day as they munch through leaf after leaf of milkweed. Manitowoc residents combat monarch decline 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z Nearly all tropical milkweed in the southern United States is in gardens, Oberhauser says. Plan to save monarch butterflies backfires 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z The West Michigan Butterfly Association president says people who want to help should plant milkweed at home to compensate for plants lost to agriculture and development. Michigan’s monarch butterfly population declines 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z So Kowalski is nurturing five monarch caterpillars she found on the milkweed plants outside her DeKalb home in hopes they will transform into the iconic orange and black winged insects. EXCHANGE: Residents work to increase butterflies 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z During their larval stage monarchs, which can be found from the US central states to the east coast and into southern Canada, feed exclusively on milkweed plants. Monarch Butterflies under Threat from Rising Herbicide Use 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z But a constellation of small patches of milkweed, connecting one neighborhood to the next, might mean the difference between life and death for the monarchs. Opinion: Gardening for Climate Change 2014-05-03T18:28:51Z This initiative will restore milkweed, monarch nectar plants and pesticide-free areas to the landscape. Dot Earth Blog: White House Pressed to Protect Ailing Monarch Butterflies 2014-04-14T17:50:27Z Monarchs only lay eggs on the wild milkweed plant. Michigan’s monarch butterfly population declines 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z She took them inside her home and placed them in a tupperware container with plenty of milkweed for them to eat. EXCHANGE: Residents work to increase butterflies 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z We observed in 2001 that many monarchs were feeding on milkweeds in agricultural fields – more than 80% of monarchs from the Midwest. Monarch Butterflies under Threat from Rising Herbicide Use 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z I’ve never seen this species of milkweed growing in our neighborhood. Opinion: Gardening for Climate Change 2014-05-03T18:28:51Z Instead, the proposal encouraged planting milkweed on roadsides and between fields, and suggested subsidies for farmers to set aside land that is free of herbicides. North American Leaders Urged to Restore Monarch Butterfly’s Habitat 2014-02-14T05:01:00Z But the chemicals kill milkweed, the monarchs’ food source. Monarch butterflies skipping trip to Mexico 2014-02-03T14:12:19Z Monarchs exclusively lay their eggs on milkweed, because it provides all the nutrients the black, white and yellow banded caterpillars need. EXCHANGE: Residents work to increase butterflies 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z With that caveat, they were able to confirm that the primary driving force behind the population decline was loss of milkweeds in the breeding area, with the other factors playing a minor role. Monarch Butterflies under Threat from Rising Herbicide Use 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Monarch Watch’s director, Chip Taylor, decided last spring to sell milkweed “plugs” to supporters, charging $58 for a flat of 32 plants — and sold 22,000. Setting the Table for a Fluttering Comeback, With Milkweed 2013-12-21T02:14:21Z Monarch caterpillars feed exclusively on milkweed, and butterflies lay their eggs on milkweed plants growing near and within cornfields throughout the summer, when corn pollen abounds. Farming a Toxin To Protect Crops, Pollinators and People 2013-09-03T12:45:00.583Z This means even more chemical spraying—and far fewer milkweed plants. Royal Descent: Monarch Butterflies Suffer Sharp Drop in Numbers 2013-06-22T15:15:00.193Z However, Miller explained, milkweed plants are disappearing because of things such as modern farming practices. EXCHANGE: Residents work to increase butterflies 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z This land is typically planted with grasses to prevent erosion but often has milkweeds. Monarch Butterflies under Threat from Rising Herbicide Use 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Simply put, they say, the flyway’s milkweed may no longer be abundant enough to support the clouds of monarchs of years past. Setting the Table for a Fluttering Comeback, With Milkweed 2013-12-21T02:14:21Z In a small but widely publicized 1999 study, 44 percent of monarch butterfly larvae that ate milkweed leaves dusted with Bt corn pollen died. Farming a Toxin To Protect Crops, Pollinators and People 2013-09-03T12:45:00.583Z In addition, milkweed is becoming scarce due to farmers’ increasing reliance on herbicides. Royal Descent: Monarch Butterflies Suffer Sharp Drop in Numbers 2013-06-22T15:15:00.193Z Bombs found it just over there by that clump of milkweeds—but it wasn’t much of a find—most assuredly it wasn’t. The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury 2012-04-20T02:00:07.610Z This strongly suggests that milkweed loss is the primary factor in the species' decline. Monarch Butterflies under Threat from Rising Herbicide Use 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z The milkweed launches fairy boats; In tangled silver the cobweb floats. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z They felt much the want of clothing, and Mrs. Van Alstine gathered the silk of milkweed, of which, mixed with flax, she spun and wove garments. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z It was developed by researchers at the University of Minnesota to collect long-term data on larval monarch populations and milkweed habitat. Monarch Larva Monitoring Project 2012-02-28T23:15:00.447Z This is one of our most widely distributed milkweeds, and may be found blossoming along our dusty roadsides and through the fields in early summer. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z At present there are two main habitats that provide milkweeds for monarch butterflies. Monarch Butterflies under Threat from Rising Herbicide Use 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Stephanotis, stef-a-nō′tis, n. a genus of shrubby twining plants of the milkweed family. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z It is a milkweed butterfly, and will serve as a good introduction to this new world of winged life. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z It would be well lined with dried leaves, soft grass, and perhaps some cotton from the milkweed pods. The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp 2011-09-30T02:00:20.203Z In the south by late spring the very woolly stems and foliage of this milkweed become quite noticeable before any hint of blossoms appears. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z Besides the loss of milkweeds in the breeding area, these include climate change, the loss of forests at the overwintering sites, and occasional catastrophic weather events. Monarch Butterflies under Threat from Rising Herbicide Use 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z There were rosy clover clubs, and the yellow bird's foot trefoil beloved of blue butterflies, daisies, and the dainty milkweed, all growing so close together that the grass was almost crowded out. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z In the exquisite, neat little matted cradle of glistening milkweed flax, lined with down from the fronds of fern, the skulking housebreaker deposits her surreptitious egg for the little yellow mother-bird to hatch and tend. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z In April and May they occasionally visit the flowers of moosewood, and later in the season have been observed upon the blossoms of the common milkweed. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z The milkweeds of California are divided between two genera—Asclepias and Gomphocarpus,—the difference between them lying in the presence of a horn or crest rising out of the hoods in Asclepias. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z |
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