Tag Archives: Monarch Watch
Monarch Watch Spring 2012 Open House and Plant Sale
Hundreds of people visited the open house and plant sale at Monarch Watch on Saturday, May 12, at the University of Kansas. About 4,000 plants were for sale for butterfly gardening, including plants to nurture both caterpillars and adults. Many … Continue reading
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Butterflies and Caterpillars — Oh, My!
This year in my garden, I added more host and nectar plants to the caterpillar and butterfly menu, but I haven’t seen many butterflies. Maybe I should get outside more — and weed! I know they visit, because I’ve found plenty of caterpillars … Continue reading
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Monarch Butterflies in Space
KU Professor to help send monarchs into space By RON SYLVESTER The Wichita Eagle (published in Kansas City Star on Nov. 16, 2009) http://www.kansas.com http://www.monarchwatch.org/space LAWRENCE, Kan. – (By Ron Sylvester) Chip Taylor is used to people giving him strange … Continue reading
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Butterfly School at Monarch Watch Fall 2009 Open House
One of the highlights of the annual fall open house at Monarch Watch is Butterfly School, in which Chip Taylor, founder and director of Monarch Watch, demonstrates how to catch, hold, tag and release a Monarch butterfly before it begins … Continue reading
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Leaf Cutter Bees
Old cedar planks drilled with rows of small holes lean against Jackie G.’s garage in a Kansas City suburb. Leaf cutter bees come and go from the holes, where they have built nests using bits of leaves and petals they have cut from nearby plants. … Continue reading
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Assassin in the Garden
Every day, I watch the progress of the Black Swallowtail (BST) caterpillars on my huge bronze fennel plant, which is home to a lot of other insects, including this character (see photo) who seemed to be hanging out and doing … Continue reading
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Survivor — Caterpillar Version
If you plant it, will they come? Over the past two years, I’ve planted many kinds of coneflowers and milkweed. I’ve planted bronze fennel, parsley, bee balm, butterfly bush, autumn sedum and more. It’s a buffet for Black Swallowtail and Monarch … Continue reading
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Life and Death in the Garden
A crab spider grabbed a honey bee that visited a common milkweed flower. In the Midwest, Master Gardener J. G. has planted a complete banquet for pollinating insects, such as bees and butterflies. There are plants for all stages in an … Continue reading
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Monarch Watch Spring 2009 Open House
My friend Deb buys some tropical milkweed at the Monarch Watch Spring Open House at the University of Kansas on May 9. Monarch Watch Director Chip Taylor, at left in the yellow hat, and many volunteers were busy as the … Continue reading
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Orange Sulphur Butterfly on a Sunflower
Here’s a bright scene for a cold winter day. An Orange Sulphur butterfly sips nectar from a sunflower in a field in September. The field was mowed a few weeks later, and the remaining short stubble is brown and lifeless, showing no sign of … Continue reading
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