The monarch and light pollution
English
November 3, 2022
Over the last century, the celestial landscape has undergone significant changes due to increasing light production in towns and villages. While...Read more
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The astonishing memory of monarch butterflies
English
July 14, 2022
You wouldn’t think it to look at them, but insects have impressive cognitive abilities. Long-term memory, number skills and facial recognition are...Read more
What happens when a monarch skips a meal?
English
May 25, 2022
The monarch butterfly caterpillar has a voracious appetite. It feeds exclusively on its host plant, milkweed, which it devours at an astonishing clip...Read more
The importance of forests for the monarch butterfly's winter survival
English
March 9, 2022
Every year, the monarch populations of eastern North America spend the winter in central Mexico. And if the monarch travels more than 4,000...Read more
What happened to the monarch caterpillars?
English
September 1, 2021
As Mission Monarch coordinator, I’m often asked: So where are the monarch caterpillars? We had a bunch on our milkweed plants a few days ago – but...Read more
Monarchs don’t much care for heavy metal!
English
July 7, 2021
Heavy metals are found naturally in the Earth’s crust. However, human activity stirs up an important amount of these metals into the environment...Read more
How to create a monarch habitat
English
May 26, 2021
These days a lot of us are searching through nurseries and garden centers to prepare a piece of green paradise for the months ahead. Some gardens are...Read more
Monarchs know how to take care of themselves
English
February 24, 2021
Living organisms are constantly confronted by a broad diversity of parasites of every sort. The last several months have shown us that we humans are...Read more
Time to get at your milkweed seeds!
English
October 14, 2020
The days are growing increasingly shorter and the nights cooler and cooler: autumn is really and truly here. For some people, that means beautiful...Read more
Getting a better understanding of the monarch’s spring migration
English
August 19, 2020
A number of people have contacted us over the summer to ask how the monarch population is doing. Some of them mention that they’ve come across very...Read more
