Native Milkweed Important for Butterflies, but Hard to Find; Monarchs Will Settle for Tropical Variety, but That May Hurt More Than HelpByline: Lilla Ross Florida is home to 22 types of native milkweeds - the plant everyone...Ross, Lilla...
Methods: Here, we experimentally test how exposure to tropical milkweed during the larval and adult stages influences monarch reproductive status during fall migration. Caterpillars reared under fall-like conditions were fed tropical versus native milkweed diets, and wild adult migrants were placed in ...