What happens if a monarch caterpillars runs out of milkweed?
University of Minnesota Monarch Lab estimates that it takes about one mature milkweed plant to feed one monarch caterpillar.
Learn why your effort may be better spent attracting swallowtails. What do you think about this concept?
In my opinion, and after reading scholarly articles, if you don't grow enough milkweed you might not be helping much at all.
If you decide to attract monarchs, here's a quick tutorial on how to tell the difference between males and females.
• Male or Female Monarch...
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