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Oh, those Crazy Chrysalises: Bringing Caterpillars Inside Can Result in...
Judy Nevin of San Antonio was concerned about Monarch chrysalises she’d been monitoring in her garden this week. One had crawled under some plant cloth and frozen when the temperatures dipped below...
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Tales of a Butterfly Evangelist: TEDx San Antonio Talk on Monarch Butterfly...
The “Tales of a Butterfly Evangelist” presentation I did last fall for TEDx San Antonio, the local version of the lauded TED Talks, has finally been published. Take a look, below. The event took place...
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Persnickety Texas Milkweeds "May not Lend Themselves to Mass Seed Production"
Native American Seed Company is on a mission to restore the earth, one native seed at a time. The 300-acre spread about 115 miles west of San Antonio on the banks of the Llano River just northeast of...
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Part One: How to Raise Monarch Butterflies at Home
Remember those Monarch eggs I wrote about two weeks ago that I found on my front yard milkweed? The photos below illustrate how easy it is to raise Monarch butterflies at home. It’s fun and...
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Part Two: More Tips for Raising Monarch Caterpillars and Butterflies at Home
Last week’s post on raising Monarch butterflies at home sparked a a slew of questions, comments and emails. I figured I’d better get back here and clarify a few things. This newborn male Monarch...
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Caterpillar Quiz: How to Tell the Difference between Monarchs and Eastern...
“Hello, I planted dill and it is dying. The bad news is that tons of Monarch caterpillars are on it. I’m not sure what to do, or how to keep the dill alive. Any suggestions?” –Jennifer L. Eastern...
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Monarch Migration Update: Lone “Cat” on Llano, Butterfly Cloud Spotted on Radar
No woman is an island, but this caterpillar had his own—right in the middle of the Llano River. A quick kayak tour on Friday revealed another first in my eight years of tagging and monitoring Monarch...
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Tropical Milkweed OK for Monarch Butterflies, "Just Cut the Dang Stuff Down''
“Can well-meaning people sometimes make things worse?” That was the provocative subhead on an article by Dr. Jeffrey Glassberg, founder and president of the North American Butterfly Association (NABA)...
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Butterfly FAQ: How to move a Monarch butterfly chrysalis
One of the most frequently asked questions we get this time of year, especially in a rebound season like 2015, is how to move a Monarch chrysalis. Janine Robin wrote via email last week that she found...
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Catalina Trail, Dr. Chip Taylor, Black Witch Moths, Tomato Hornworms and IMAX...
What were the most-read stories at the Texas Butterfly Ranch this year? Beyond the homepage and the “about us” tab, these were the most widely read posts over the past 12 months. Take a look and...
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