The monarch butterfly was categorized by scientists last week as endangered. So what can home gardeners do to help the monarch?
Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a butterfly. My money says the fluttering insect you're envisioning has black-veined, reddish-orange wings outlined with white specks — the iconic attributes of our beloved, American, monarch butterfly.The migrating monarch butterfly was added last week to the"red list" of threatened species and categorized as"endangered" for the first time by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
"But not all milkweed is the same," says Dawn Rodney, chief innovation and growth officer at the National Wildlife Federation in Reston, Virginia. For instance,"there is an invasive species called tropical milkweed that we're seeing more and more, and people are not understanding that it does more harm than good."
Neonicotinoid pesticides are especially harmful to the species, Rodney said, as they can kill bees and adult butterflies that ingest the toxic pollen and nectar of treated plants. Even natural and organic pesticides can harm butterflies and other pollinators. But if you must use such a product, stick with insecticidal soaps, horticultural oils or Neem oil, and apply them only after dusk, when pollinators aren't active. Unlike many synthetic chemicals, these products lose their effectiveness when dry, so the butterflies will be safer by morning.
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