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Food for Thought and Food for the Monarchs

Is tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, a "bad" plant? Should Californians pull it from their gardens? No, say many scientists, including...

A tiny monarch egg, about the size of a pin head. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A tiny monarch egg, about the size of a pin head. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A tiny monarch egg, about the size of a pin head. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, November 3, 2023 at 4:24 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

Gotta Love Those Monarch 'Cats

Did you celebrate National Cat Day on Oct. 29? We haven't had a cat since our 16-year-old tuxedo, Xena the Warrior Princess crossed the Rainbow...

A monarch caterpillar chomping on showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa, in a Vacavile garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A monarch caterpillar chomping on showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa, in a Vacavile garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch caterpillar chomping on showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa, in a Vacavile garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Two monarch caterpillars devouring the leaves of a narrowleafed milkweed, Asclepias fascicularis, in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Two monarch caterpillars devouring the leaves of a narrowleafed milkweed, Asclepias fascicularis, in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Two monarch caterpillars devouring the leaves of a narrowleafed milkweed, Asclepias fascicularis, in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A very hungry caterpillar on milkweed in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A very hungry caterpillar on milkweed in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A very hungry caterpillar on milkweed in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch caterpillar and a bee on a tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A monarch caterpillar and a bee on a tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch caterpillar and a bee on a tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Xena the Warrior Princess (2000-2016) checking out a monarch butterfly in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Xena the Warrior Princess (2000-2016) checking out a monarch butterfly in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Xena the Warrior Princess (2000-2016) checking out a monarch butterfly in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 12:34 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

Year 2023: What Does the Year Hold for Monarchs and Tropical Milkweed?

Do monarch butterflies know what they want/need? Apparently so, from personal observation. Over the years, we've grown multiple species of milkweed...

A monarch caterpillar feeding on tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A monarch caterpillar feeding on tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch caterpillar feeding on tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch nectaring on tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A monarch nectaring on tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch nectaring on tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bees and other pollinators frequent tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bees and other pollinators frequent tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bees and other pollinators frequent tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 3:28 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

Monarch Photography Display Graces Bohart Museum Hallway

Just before you enter the Bohart Museum of Entomology (located in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building at 455 Crocker Lane, UC Davis...

Larry Snyder's monarch photography display in the hallway opposite the entrance to the Bohart Museum of Entomology, Academic Surge Building.
Larry Snyder's monarch photography display in the hallway opposite the entrance to the Bohart Museum of Entomology, Academic Surge Building.

Larry Snyder's monarch photography display in the hallway opposite the entrance to the Bohart Museum of Entomology, Academic Surge Building.

Posted on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 4:12 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

A Good News Day: Monarchs on the UC Davis Campus

Butterfly guru Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology, has been looking for monarchs all year long on the UC Davis...

A monarch butterfly nectaring on a showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa, in Vacaville, California in June, 2016. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A monarch butterfly nectaring on a showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa, in Vacaville, California in June, 2016. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch butterfly nectaring on a showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa, in Vacaville, California in June, 2016. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart Museum of Entomology associate Greg Karoefelas took this image of a monarch in his backyard in Davis on May 6, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Greg Kareofelas)
Bohart Museum of Entomology associate Greg Karoefelas took this image of a monarch in his backyard in Davis on May 6, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Greg Kareofelas)

Bohart Museum of Entomology associate Greg Karoefelas took this image of a monarch in his backyard in Davis on May 6, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Greg Kareofelas)

Posted on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at 4:02 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

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