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In December 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed monarch butterflies, whose numbers in the West have declined by over 90% since the 1980s, be classified as “threatened”—one step ...
As part of its targeted monarch butterfly effort, the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works with agricultural producers in the midwest and southern Great Plains to combat the decline of monarch butterflies by planting milkweed and other nectar-rich plants on private lands. The NRCS also provides region-specific guides and ...
[55] [52] While the plant's colorful flowers provide nectar for many adult butterflies, A. tuberosa may therefore be less suitable for use in butterfly gardens and monarch waystations than are other milkweed species. [55] Breeding monarchs prefer to lay eggs on swamp milkweed (A. incarnata). [57]
The leaves of Asclepias species are a food source for monarch butterfly larvae and some other milkweed butterflies. [5] These plants are often used in butterfly gardening and monarch waystations in an effort to help increase the dwindling monarch population. [21]
Monarch butterflies regularly stop by parts of South Carolina during their annual migration across the country. Here’s what residents can do to help them prosper.
Few insects are as beloved as the monarch butterfly. These fascinating creatures are beautiful, boldly colored and surprisingly strong — the North American monarch migrating thousands of miles ...
Butterflies collecting nectar. In gardens, the presence of butterflies and hummingbirds is often encouraged. Butterflies are attracted by most good nectar sources, though there are particular plants they seem to prefer. Certain plants are also grown as a food source for their caterpillars. [6]
As part of its targeted monarch butterfly effort, the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works with agricultural producers in the midwest and southern Great Plains to combat the decline of monarch butterflies by planting milkweed and other nectar-rich plants on private lands. The NRCS also provides region-specific guides and ...