Happy Equinox and the start of Butterfly Season. Monarch butterflies and Eastern Swallowtails are fluttering back into our gardens. Be sure you have milkweed, fennel, parsely, dill and rue to give them something to host on.
Millions of Monarch butterflies are heading to Texas for Spring Break, but who's got milkweed for them to host and nectar on? Fortunately, some local nurseries have "got milkweed" in stock.
Where's the milkweed? Monarch butterflies will be arriving soon and the Boerne chapter of NPSOT will stage a free milkweed workshop next Tuesday. Let's get our gardens ready this spring and put out a welcome mat for migrating Monarch butterflies
Monarch Butterflies rebound in Michoacan, Mexico, doubling their numbers in the past year, but still subject to threat
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Vladimir Nabokov's prescient theories on butterfly evolution vindicated by Harvard scientists
Canadian writer weaves delightful account of visiting the Monarch butterfly roosting spot in Michoacan, Mexico. Included: coverage of the local food scene.
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The magic of butterflies made a Darwin doubter out of Vladimir Nabokov. Their ability to mimic and adapt made him question evolution.
WFAA television in Dallas assembled a beautiful segment on the [...]