Part One: How to Raise Monarch Butterflies at Home
Butterfly FAQ: How to Raise Monarch butterflies at home. Grab those eggs, cultivate that milkweed and get ready to foster some caterpillars. Here's how to do it.
Faded FOS Monarch Butterfly Lays Eggs in San Antonio Despite Dreary Population Reports
My first day of earnest butterfly gardening of 2013 [...]
Persnickety Texas Milkweeds “May not Lend Themselves to Mass Seed Production”
Native American Seed Company is on a mission to [...]
How to Get Texas Native Milkweed Seeds to Germinate
Our friends at Native American Seed have been working [...]
Tropical Milkweed: To Plant it or Not, it’s Not a Simple Question
Planning your butterfly garden? To plant Tropical milkweed to attract Monarch butterflies or not, is not a simple quesiton.
From New York to San Antonio: ‘Late Bloomer’ Monarch Butterfly Gets Free Ride via Southwest Airlines
It takes a village: Butterfly Lady Maraleen Manos-Jones arranges for late bloomer Monarch butterfly to get free ride from New York State to San Antonio via Southwest Airlines to facilitate arrival at roosting grounds in Mexico.
Winds from the South Stall Migrating Monarch Butterflies on the Llano River in the Texas Hill Country
Monarch butterflies on the Llano River were stymied in their migration as south winds kept them in place, holding tight onto pecan tree branches.
Chasing Monarchs on the Llano River with Dr. Chip Taylor, Champion of Monarch Butterflies
Chasing Monarchs on the Llano River with Dr. Chip Taylor, founder of Monarch Watch, offers the champion for Monarch butterflies and the ecosystems that sustain them a lesson in the ways of the Texas Hill Country.
Could 2012 be the Worst Year in Monarch Butterfly Migration History?
A challenging year for the Monarch Butterfly migration gets even worse on the Llano River as dropped water tables and lack of or ill-timed rains kill the usual nectar sources that fuel the insects on the annual migration. Could this be the worst year in Monarch butterfly migration history?