MARION, IOWA–Hundreds of fourth and fifth instar monarch caterpillars have replaced prize-winning show horses as the preferred livestock at Clearwater Farm in Linn County, Iowa. The hungry creatures nosh on common milkweed in a mesh enclosure inside the barn’s lab … Read More
Please join us for the most in-depth Monarch workshop in Texas! Monarch Watch Specialist, Cathy Downs, will teach you everything you need to know to participate in the protection and conservation of the iconic Monarch butterfly. After exploring the fascinating … Read More
Five out of 720 commercially reared monarch butterflies tagged and released at our 2017 Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival in San Antonio were recovered in Mexico, citizen science organization Monarch Watch announced this week. The five tags constitute 0.54% of … Read More
Climate change and a copper mine challenge a smaller monarch butterfly migration… Read More
Sounds of nature: Monarch butterflies’ symphony of wings now available from Mexico via live stream.… Read More
A dreamy sojourn to the Monarch butterfly roosting sites in Mexico ends with a dog bite, rabies shots, and credit card fraud. … Read More
Monarch butterfly guru Dr. Karen OBerhauser will be in San Antonio to share the state of the union of the Monarch migration Tuesday, November 7. … Read More
Early clusters of Monarch butterflies arrive in the Texas Hill Country in what looks to be a spectacular 2017 migration season.… Read More
Milkweeds and nectar plants ready in Michigan as Monarch butterflies start their migration … Read More
Monarch butterflies and milkweed. We’ve explored the subject many times right here at the Texas Butterfly Ranch. But author Anurag Agrawal’s recently published Monarchs and Milkweed, A Migrating Butterfly, a Poisonous Plant, and their Remarkable Story of Co-evolution adds a new dimension … Read More