Monarch Butterfly

[kcinwv]

MONARCH BUTTERFLY.
The Monarch Butterfly migrate to an area of Mexico every Fall. Then in the spring they migrate back to their summer home. It takes 3 to 5 generation for this migration cycle to be completed. The Great Great grandchildren of the ones who start migrating are the ones who migrate the next year.

Along the way they sip nectar from plants like Goldenrod, Fall Astor, Joe-Pie-Weed and Iron weed to name a few. All are weeds that people who don't care are spraying now.

NOW HERE IS THE IMPORTANT PART the Monarch only lays their eggs on Milkweed. Their Caterpillar only eats Milkweed leaves. The Caterpillar then climbs onto a bush or under a porch and builds a chrysalis(cocoon). About a week or 2 later a beautiful Monarch Butterfly comes out and starts on the next leg of their journey. This important pollinator is dependent upon the weeds of Fall that do not harm anyone. Our honeybees depend on these same plants. Please let the Monarch live. PLEASE DONT SPRAY OUR LATE SUMMER WEEDS.

 

[ducks4you]

@kcinwv , thanks for the article on Monarchs. I don't think too many of us HERE are spraying for these wild plants.
We members of TEG are really not the types to Roundup kill dandelions sprouting in the sidewalks.
As for ME, I find smothering my least favorite weeds better than 2 D4'ing them, AND I haven't seen many Monarchs on Burdock flowers.
I know that Monarchs visit my yard every year. I didn't know that they ate goldenrod, but I like it and intend to harvest seeds from the goldenrod growing mid yard--I have 5 acres, 4 in horse pasture.
I also have milkweed seeds that I intend to grow next year. Health reasons prevented a lot of seed starting for me this year, but I am healing.
As I understand it, Monarchs need yards in small towns and in suburbs that grow milkweed for the caterpillars and plants to feed them so as to limit their travels searching for food.
Also, the monarch you see in Your yard is the grandparent of the Monarch that makes it to Mexico, and vice versa.

 

[CherishedFowlGuardian]

@kcinwv I love MONARCH BUTTERFLIES there won’t be any spray on my property and I have 22
Which includes smoke weeds that I planted just for the butterflies.

 

[kcinwv]

@kcinwv , thanks for the article on Monarchs. I don't think too many of us HERE are spraying for these wild plants.
We members of TEG are really not the types to Roundup kill dandelions sprouting in the sidewalks.
As for ME, I find smothering my least favorite weeds better than 2 D4'ing them, AND I haven't seen many Monarchs on Burdock flowers.
I know that Monarchs visit my yard every year. I didn't know that they ate goldenrod, but I like it and intend to harvest seeds from the goldenrod growing mid yard--I have 5 acres, 4 in horse pasture.
I also have milkweed seeds that I intend to grow next year. Health reasons prevented a lot of seed starting for me this year, but I am healing.
As I understand it, Monarchs need yards in small towns and in suburbs that grow milkweed for the caterpillars and plants to feed them so as to limit their travels searching for food.
Also, the monarch you see in Your yard is the grandparent of the Monarch that makes it to Mexico, and vice versa.

They adults actually eat the nectar from goldenrod. I understand not many do the spraying , but I did see a post questioning how to protect the plants around their house while the husband was spraying for bugs.

Actually burdock is one of the plants that adult Monarch's get nectar from. Burdock roots are used to make a healthy beneficial tea and was one of the original ingredients in rootbeer.

I wrote the article originally for someone who had a sprayed, green yard with no weeds. This person decided to plant a small corner of their yard in milkweed. After a year of no visits from the Monarchs they decided to make the area weed free again.

 

[kcinwv]

They adults actually eat the nectar from goldenrod. I understand not many do the spraying , but I did see a post questioning how to protect the plants around their house while the husband was spraying for bugs.

Actually burdock is one of the plants that adult Monarch's get nectar from. Burdock roots are used to make a healthy beneficial tea and was one of the original ingredients in rootbeer.

I wrote the article originally for someone who had a sprayed, green yard with no weeds. This person decided to plant a small corner of their yard in milkweed. After a year of no visits from the Monarchs they decided to make the area weed free again.

Anyone who,wants to copy and paste this article to another place can do itl

 

[CherishedFowlGuardian]

Anyone who,wants to copy and paste this article to another place can do itl

I will if that’s what you want.