5Oct 28 12:57 AM · 11d ago · 3 comments · 1 source · development 5 of 6
A commenter describes how family members scattered across Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas have planted pollinator gardens with milkweed, confirming through the tracking study that their properties align with known monarch flyways and successfully attracted caterpillars.
“That confirms that we are in good locations along normal flyways. My own property includes lots of antelope-horn milkweed and a couple other milkweeds. I found monarch caterpillars in my garden last wee…”
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Several of my family members and I have planted pollinator gardens in the hopes that we can provide fuel stations for all the migrating insects and birds. Since we are kinda scattered from hell to breakfast we ended up with small to large spaces available scattered across several states including Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. It is great to see…
Monarchs never really stop impressing. The journey they make cross-generational I think is just one of those marvels of nature that never fails to blow my mind.Has anyone gone down to their nesting location in Mexico? It's on my bucket list but I hear that as their numbers dwindle, it's a harder thing to experience.