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⏳There are just few days left of the 2023 #MonarchBlitz!
Your observations of monarchs provide a 📸 of their activity during peak breeding season. 🦋
Can you share an observation between now and Sunday?
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🦋Monarch butterflies and milkweed cover an extensive portion of North America, community scientists are key to furthering our understanding of this iconic species. 🧑💻
If you can, support the #MonarchBlitz 👉bit.ly/3aYYr49
🦋 #DYK that the #MonarchBlitz is the only coordinated trinational effort to capture a snapshot 📸 of monarch and milkweed summer distribution? 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇸
Learn how you can join the movement: bit.ly/3aYYr49
The #MonarchBlitz starts TODAY! 🦋 To participate, share your images with one of these programs:
mission-monarch.org
journeynorth.org
mlmp.org
monarchmilkweedmapper.org
naturalista.mx
correoreal.mx
Happy #MonarchMonday! Are monarchs territorial over milkweed?
Male monarchs will patrol the milkweed patches, waiting for females. While doing so, they will chase away other males (they have also been observed trying to mate with other males).
The twirling chase they do can be seen as aggressive. This behavior is not necessarily 'territorial' but is to help them get a chance to mate.
#Monarch #MonarchButterfly #monarchmigration #MorethanMonarchs #monarchhabitat #pollinatorhabitat #gardenformonarchs #Pollinators
Happy Friday!
We hope you get as much excitement this weekend as Christine recently did from finding her first monarch chrysalis!
Photos courtesy of Courtney Rolland
#monarch #monarchchrysalis #monarchbutterfly #monarchcaterpillar #milkweed #pollinators
🦋 The 7th annual International Monarch Monitoring Blitz starts next week! 🦋
Last year about 6,000 observations were collected; will you help us increase that number this year?
Learn how to get involved: 👉bit.ly/3aYYr49
#monarchblitz
Join us for the Monarch Conservation Webinar Series on July 25th at 1:00 PM CST! This month, Rob Davis of Connexus Energy will discuss the Pollinator-Friendly Ground Cover for solar sites.
Register at monarchjointventure.org/even…
Those who support monarchs and pollinators by fostering monarch habitat know it is sometimes challenging. Several diseases and pests can affect milkweed, leaving habitat managers wondering what to do.
Some symptoms of diseased or unhealthy milkweed plants include unusual spots on the leaves, misshapen or asymmetrical leaves or pods, or plants that appear wilted or weakened. Recent inquiries about yellowing or odd-looking milkweeds inspired us to dig into plant diseases,
specifically milkweed yellows phytoplasma.
Learn more in our blog post monarchjointventure.org/blog…
Photos by Ba Rea
#milkweedhealth #milkweed #yellowmilkweed #monarchbutterfly #monarchcaterpillar #monarchhabitat #pollinatorhabitat
What's your why?
Why are you passionate about conserving monarchs and other pollinators? Share your "why" in the comments.
Passionate about pollinators but don't know where to begin? Visit monarchjointventure.org/get-…
#pollinatorhabitat #monarchhabitat #monarchmigration
Happy #MonarchMonday! Why might you see monarchs sitting with their wings open?
Monarchs will sit with their wings open for many reasons. If it is chilly, monarchs might need to sit with their wings open to heat their flight muscles.
