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Beloved monarch butterflies now listed as endangered

Posted by cfabbro
Tags: usa, canada, mexico, butterflies.monarch, insects, entomology, species.endangered, wildlife, author.christina larson, source.associated press
https://apnews.com/article/science-north-america-insects-butterflies-climate-and-environment-c5e406e2f01c731167393296c19c302b

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Published
Jul 21 2022
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  1. [4]
    Whom
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    No better time to seedbomb the shit out of any unwatched soil you can find. DIY Milkweed Seedbombs

    No better time to seedbomb the shit out of any unwatched soil you can find.

    DIY Milkweed Seedbombs

    4 votes
    1. [3]
      AugustusFerdinand
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      That only works to get them south, doesn't help on the trip back north in fall, for that you need to plant nectar plants like asters or goldenrod as well. It probably won't work anyway as The CO2...
      1. That only works to get them south, doesn't help on the trip back north in fall, for that you need to plant nectar plants like asters or goldenrod as well.
      2. It probably won't work anyway as The CO2 concentration in the atmosphere is now so high that milkweed is becoming too bitter for monarch larvae to tolerate.
      6 votes
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        Whom
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        Are those also dwindling? Certainly worth doing as well if so.

        That only works to get them south, doesn't help on the trip back north in fall, for that you need to plant nectar plants like asters or goldenrod as well.

        Are those also dwindling? Certainly worth doing as well if so.

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        1. AugustusFerdinand
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          Not so sure about asters, but goldenrod is often seen as a weed despite not being one (not that weeds are bad in the first place).

          Not so sure about asters, but goldenrod is often seen as a weed despite not being one (not that weeds are bad in the first place).

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