Tuesday 9 July 2024

Insecticide Residues on Ornamental Milkweed Can Harm Monarch Butterflies

A close-up image of a caterpillar with distinct black, yellow, and white stripes hanging onto the underside of a milkweed leaf, with part of its body appearing to hide underneath. The background is a blurred mix of green shades.

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Nursery-grown milkweed is in high demand amid consumer interest in monarch butterfly conservation. However, a variety of insecticides used to control aphids in nurseries can linger for weeks in milkweed plants at levels high enough to kill monarchs, a new study shows. [Read more]

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