How to Create Your Own Monarch Butterfly Rest Stop | National Geographic

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  • @JBtheExplorer
    @JBtheExplorer 9 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I began a native plant garden a couple years back, for the monarch, among many other creatures. A native garden supports all kinds of insects and animals. I highly recommend it. Beyond their importance, they also look great!

  • @TheHollowBodiesBand
    @TheHollowBodiesBand 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Here in Monterrey, Mexico, a lovely grandpa gives away 10,000 milkweed plants every year. He doesn’t ask for a single cent, but for us to take care of the plants, eggs, caterpillars and monarchs!

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Watch for the seed pods your plant will produce. Once the pod splits open a tiny bit you can take the seeds out and plant them!

  • @countrygirlxo7188
    @countrygirlxo7188 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    So last summer was the first summer that I planted my own large garden. And the #1 thing I wanted was sunflowers, so I planted a bunch. I didn’t realize how much monarch butterflies love sunflowers. I had hundreds of butterflies, drinking the nectar, caterpillars eating the leaves, and cocoons everywhere. It was amazing to show my 2 year all of these butterflies because I personally have not seen so many in one area since I myself was a very young child. I’m excited for next year, I purchased 2000 milkweed seeds for my butterflies for next year. It will be like walking into a wonderland next spring 💕💕 my next step is to help our honey bees.
    Make our world a better place for our children, it’s time to stop being such selfish people. By simply planting flowers you could change your whole environment. Not just for the animals, but you will be teaching your children very valuable life lessons. By helping others, you too are helping yourself

  • @Robert4229
    @Robert4229 9 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    At the end of the Monarch season, early October, my wife and I released 210 Monarchs from our small suburban yard in NW Ohio. Really enjoyed this video!

    • @SaunieHolloway
      @SaunieHolloway 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      great job!

    • @amandafeald7949
      @amandafeald7949 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Robert Morton g

    • @danzbutrfly
      @danzbutrfly 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Those are probably some of the ones I am seeing here in deep South Texas near the Mexican border...they are beautiful indeed.

    • @sthier24
      @sthier24 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you!

    • @anti0918
      @anti0918 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We're in northeast Ohio, just started raising ours this year. We've released 5 so far, have another ~20 chrysalides, and another ~30 caterpillars in different stages.

  • @mindflowers1792
    @mindflowers1792 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you for the video. I'm 22 years old, I plant many plants to attract both bees and butterflys. I wasn't aware the monarchs were decreasing in numbers, this inspires me to keep doing what I'm doing, but also try to start raising them as well.

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s very rewarding. Milkweed is their host plant. They get nectar from the flowers, lay eggs, and the caterpillars eat ever leaf off the plant till it’s just a stalk...the leaves grow right back....then they will find a place to make themselves into a chrysalis, and within a few days a butterfly emerges. Please plant milkweed, and lots if it. And keep watch for the seed pod. Once the seed pot begins to split, take it from the plant and plant the seeds. The more you have the more butterflies you’ll have

  • @petermenningen338
    @petermenningen338 10 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    It is not just the commercial farmer that is at fault but the Home Owners Associations that do not allow wildflower patches and homeowners who need to have everything perfect in their landscape. If every subdivision would designate one lot or drainage ditch as do not mow wildlife habitat and allow the native wildflowers to grow unencumbered, Not just the milkweed but the thistles that the wrens and finches use for food and nesting materials, the long blooming flowers that the bees and hummer's need for food, the messy trees that drop nuts and things that the deer and wild turkeys feed on. The wet moist areas that grow bulrushes that the redwing blackbirds need for their nests, The standing dead treas that are in an area that will not harm anything as they slowly fall down for the woodpeckers and other hollow tree nesting birds and animals. The gardener that keeps out all wildlife from his/her garden instead of planting some for them. The person who mulches with rocks or bare dirt instead of live mulches that harbor insects and amphibians (away from the house) and their food sources. True nature is messy and it reuses everything it drops. The trees mine the minerals from deep and drop the leaves to refresh the topsoil. The litter on the forest floor keeps in moisture and harbors the fauna the plants need to survive. It is only when man intervenes that things go haywire. The grass lawns that we keep are a leftover from the palaces of England where a person showed wealth by how much of their land they could waste in green lawns for games and other pastimes. The commoners used every inch of their allotted land to grow food for the family (cottage Garden)
    The world worries about carbon release into the air The trees and plants will help that, especially if they are incorporated into the soil as mulch when they die or need to be trimmed down. Instead of bagging grass clippings and carting them off to the landfill Use them to mulch your beds and paths. or just mulch where it is. If you keep the thickness to about 2" at a time it will dry out turn silver or tan and decompose at a good rate the first 2" will take only 2 weeks after that it will decompose faster if there is moisture. After one summer the areas will be full of worms and insects to feed the birds.
    Enough of this for today

    • @shellirk2819
      @shellirk2819 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      3 year old post and still worth reading over and over! Thank you!

    • @SrSrk98
      @SrSrk98 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      wow love your post..learned a lot...we do leave our grass clippings in our yard...we keep bananas,sugar water,etc for butteflies, grow yellow flower plants to attract bees..
      leave space under our fence so rabbits and other critters can eat, compost with utmost dedication and use that black gold to feed our veggie garden...every bit counts...when we take care of our Mother Earth, she multiplies our joy an our life with so much color and creation:) God bless good souls everywhere... going to share your post with my kids...they love nature and animals/birds :)

    • @countrygirlxo7188
      @countrygirlxo7188 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m saving this video just because of your comment. So much detail and information, everything you say is absolutely amazing. Thank you for your information, i will keep this in mind for my garden next year 💕

    • @erickortiz6093
      @erickortiz6093 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You probably expected more likes

    • @50CenT123smoke
      @50CenT123smoke 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There is a lot of pain in your message and it touched my heart with the truth. Thank you for this. We humans are specifically dumb, invasive mammals who are just so selfish and can't think of others humans let alone another species. We have evolved into hot garbage!

  • @nuviasutton3774
    @nuviasutton3774 8 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Because my home is a lakefront home in South Florida, there are many predators...frogs, birds & lizards. So instead of planting my milkweed, I keep them in pots. Once I see that the caterpillars have emerged, I transfer the pot indoors into a guest room. By doing this, I ensure that the caterpillars all have a fighting chance at survival. Since May, I've successfully released 56 butterflies. Due to a pre-planned trip to Bend, Oregon, I had to transfer 8 caterpillars and 59 chrysalises to Butterfly World in Coconut Creek, Florida where they will properly care for them. Once I return home, I'm sure I'll have new eggs on the potted milkweeds in my backyard and the entire process will begin again! :) I may however change things a bit and place the pots inside a secure mesh hamper outdoors and let nature take it's course. I know that while in the hamper, the frogs, lizards and birds will not be able to eat the caterpillars. I can still water the plants in the pots and I also have a plastic potting dish to capture the excess water. Once the caterpillar is ready to attach, it can make it's way up to the top of the mesh hamper to form it's "j" and the metamorphosis process will ultimately complete once the chrysalis forms and the butterfly emerges. Just love this journey I'm on and the end result...the monarch butterfly is worth the time I put into this process.

    • @SaunieHolloway
      @SaunieHolloway 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      excellent!

    • @nalynmendoza4985
      @nalynmendoza4985 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's wonderful !!! I do something very similar to that as well. In one season, I released over 300 Monarch butterflies. I'm currently showing the process to my grandson, who absolutely loves it. Perhaps as he gets older, he can follow my lead to help flourish these beautiful butterflies.

    • @unoriginal1086
      @unoriginal1086 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nuvia Sutton same! I have only raised around 45 and it is the end of the season, so I have 1 cat and 6 crysallis.

    • @lilbitl8019
      @lilbitl8019 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I started this exact process in 2016, and friends and family thought I lost my mind at first, built a 15x15x7 mesh habitat cage, bought yards of mesh, sewed all seems with reinforcement material, frame is made of PVC tubing, and numerous swamp milkweed plants, all in big 2.5x2.5 pots.This has been the most exciting, best breath taking experience to mother these magnificent, fascinating creatures in my own back yard all summer long. Since I was a child, I have been absolutely obsessed with the life cycle and stages of the monarch. For 5 yrs in elementary to jr High, my project was always on the monarch, with new info.. which got me the nickname "butterfly" since I was 7 ish.. I'm in Canada, and all anyone needs is milkweed plants in their yard!

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much!

  • @itmaslanka
    @itmaslanka 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    You need at least 4-5 plants to start! They are hungry! But now I'm starting to feel motherly !

  • @Hairballsince75
    @Hairballsince75 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yes!! I'm 63 and I remember the same article and was touched by the monarchs also! I love them!

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Plant milkweed please. They must have it to survive

  • @quiltguy1906
    @quiltguy1906 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Naturally, milkweeds are vital as plants for the Monarchs to lay their eggs, as well as good nectar plants. Don't forget other sources of nectar though, I have good luck seeing Monarchs on: Anise Hyssop, Buddleia and Tithonia. These plants also serve well as food for various kinds of bees.

  • @corrinjade3973
    @corrinjade3973 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I just started germinating milkweed seeds for my backyard. I used to see them everywhere when I was a kid, so I know they migrate through here. I hope my little backyard will help. I’m also going to grow some for my neighbors and encourage them.

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great idea. I had lots of milkweed in Florida but I moved to Alabama. I haven’t seen a single monarch so my aunt sends me seeds from her plants, and I started growing them. In a couple years I hope to have as many monarchs in my yard as I had in Florida.

  • @crosleysparty
    @crosleysparty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Their life cycle is incredible

  • @bongoscongasantiquecashreg4544
    @bongoscongasantiquecashreg4544 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is nice to see homeowners doing things for the monarch butterflies for I love them so keep it up!

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do your part! Plant milkweed. It’s easy to grow and the mature plant produces seed pods which you can take the seed and plant!

  • @lesliekendall5668
    @lesliekendall5668 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can remember as a child in the 60's, my Gma lamenting that the farmers didn't leave the edges of their fields unplowed to keep the milkweed habitat there and saying we'd lose the Monarchs because of it.
    Any community can encourage their electric companies to plant milkweed/pollinator plants in their right-of-way zones.
    Boise, Idaho here doing my part.

  • @Pantheragatos
    @Pantheragatos 10 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I plan on planting a bunch of milkweed plants in my yard next spring. As a kid I used to see milkweed in the wild but to be honest, I have not seen a plant in years.

    • @johnifly
      @johnifly 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's GREAT Panthera! Thanks!

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My mom’s entire backyard is milkweed. She had thousands of butterflies. She gives me her seed pods and now I have plants and butterflies in my yard. Lots if caterpillars munching away. It’s beautiful

    • @robertcarr2462
      @robertcarr2462 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They also need nectar plants to feed them as an adult

  • @uditb.3993
    @uditb.3993 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I did the same this summer! I have planted so many plants this summer. I have at a time 5-7 monarch butterflies in my backyard.

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Watch for the seed pods. Once they split open you can take the seeds and plant them or give them away to people who don’t know about the monarchs endangerment.

  • @Dollapfin
    @Dollapfin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I used to see them all the time but now they've literally been completely gone in NW PA. It's sad really there used to be tons. It hit me when I was at a football practice and saw one and a teammate named Jeb chased it down to watch it and he said "Those are like gone now" so now I'm gonna plant some milkweed.

  • @LivingViking
    @LivingViking 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think monarch butterflies and the caterpillars as well are amazing critters and monarch watch is just as amazing as the critters

  • @planetclaire820boulder8
    @planetclaire820boulder8 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    As a kid. I think we had a bit of a cold winter rain, in Los Angeles county; on the old passion Fruit vine my grandfather had planted on the side of their house was just crazy covered with cocoons of monarchs... I'll never forget it because I don't remember seeing it again. Between 1965 and 69... it was amazing they were all over her yard not too far from the end of the Santa Fe trail...

  • @alliehamilton-calhoun162
    @alliehamilton-calhoun162 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My monarch waystation number is in the 3000s. The current number of waystations is in the 35,000 range. Our raindrops are adding up!!! 😊

  • @marioncobretti8210
    @marioncobretti8210 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Ive released over 200,000,000 monarchs or more since 1954

    • @ivana_playsjumpropeinyouryard
      @ivana_playsjumpropeinyouryard 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Marion Cobretti god bless u❤️

    • @coolgrandma4952
      @coolgrandma4952 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Marion Cobretti That is amazing! Our grandchildren have helped me raise Monarchs and the Eastern black swallowtail for the past 25 yrs. We have made a lot of great memories and I made a photo album documenting all of it.

    • @josemanuelmurguia8970
      @josemanuelmurguia8970 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for helping the monarchssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

    • @iliterallydontknow7783
      @iliterallydontknow7783 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      that’s incredible!

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much!

  • @emceeunderdogrising
    @emceeunderdogrising 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Make sure to plant local native species of milkweed. Check your local plant society or conservationists group if you want to find out which one to plant in your area.

  • @petermenningen338
    @petermenningen338 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    On my farmstead I keep patches of Milkweeds around even mowing around them to keep them alive. This year I have actually seen caterpillars on them. I've had plants for over 10 years now. It was the patch in the front yard that showed me it was working.

    • @johnifly
      @johnifly 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That is FANTASTIC Peter! Thanks SO MUCH for keeping those milkweed patches around and helping out the Monarch butterfly! Now if we can get the rest of the farmers like you to get on-board, it would make a HUGE difference!! Thanks again and the Monarchs thank you as well! John with Monarch Waystation #9392.

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Keep watch for the seed pods the plants produce. Once the pod splits you can take it from the plant and put the seeds in the ground so you can have more.

  • @Teremei
    @Teremei 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I planted a patch of milkweed and butterfly weed in my yard last year. I also have a large variety of native pollinator plants. Everyone should have some in their yard. I also do not use any pesticides what so ever.

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Watch for the seed pods. Once they split open a tiny bit, take it, remove the seeds and plant them! The more milkweed, the more butterflies!

    • @Teremei
      @Teremei 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alexsinclaire8894 Thanks. I'm going to plant a patch of swamp milkweed on the side of my house. I've not had any luck with butterfly weed coming back.

  • @mje1625
    @mje1625 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Where's the "How to" part of "How to Create Your Own Monarch Butterfly Rest Stop..."

  • @MariaGarcia281
    @MariaGarcia281 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Bought 3 milkweed plants today from Home Depot
    hope to see some butterflies soon!

    • @jnzbad
      @jnzbad 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      www.oregonlive.com/hg/index.ssf/2016/04/monarch_butterfly_wwf_cornell.html

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Keep watching. Once the plant matures it produces a seed pod. Once it splits you can take the seeds out and plant them for more.

  • @PinkeeLee
    @PinkeeLee 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    wow, nice wonderful video. i didn't realize how widespread they are. i just bought two milkweed plants yesterday and will get more varieties as the nursery gets them in. it is such an easy thing for me to do as they were in great numbers in our town, my garden is full of salvias and other nectar plants and i never realized i could be a monarch rancher and restock the supplies. looking forward to getting my first larva.

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Watch for the seed pods the plants produce. Once they split you can take the seeds out and stick them in the ground. The more plants, the more monarch’s!

  • @kimuseni
    @kimuseni 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks. Planning on creating a monarch habitat in my backyard

  • @centpushups
    @centpushups 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    it's easy to plant milkweed. just go to Walmart get a jiffy seeder green house box and seeds. follow directions and plant after a few weeks.

  • @krishnabhatt933
    @krishnabhatt933 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I am planning to start an initiative to plant milkweed plants with 200 other volunteers in Toronto, Ontario. Do any of you have any suggestions, help, tips that can be helpful for me? A step by step guide as to what I can do will be really appreciated, thanks!

    • @SaunieHolloway
      @SaunieHolloway 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      monarch joint venture is a great starting place!

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Milkweed is easy to grow from seed. It takes a couple years for it to mature. It produces seed pods which you can take from the plant once it splits open, and just plant the seeds

  • @catalinasimmons6314
    @catalinasimmons6314 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful.Thankyou.

  • @Milaartistique
    @Milaartistique 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ma'am can I ask a permission to use your video in some portion where the monarch butterflies are flying? I will using it in my presentation on Tuesday Feb 26, 2018. Thank you so much.

  • @laurenrhoads9712
    @laurenrhoads9712 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I just started my own butterfly garden. I have two Milkweed plants and plan to get more. If the human race die butterflies will survive, but if butterflies and other pollinators die then the human race dies as well.

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your plant will produce seed pods. Watch for them! Once they split a tiny hit take it, get the seeds out and plant them!

  • @suziperret468
    @suziperret468 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks. I’m doing my part by creating a Monarch station in my yard.

  • @AmazingGrace945
    @AmazingGrace945 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a Monarch visiting my Milkweed plant, I noticed that you took the caterpillar while on the leaves and separated it from the plant. Should I do that with mine. How long will it be before I see a caterpillar? I have two milkweed plants but it seems to prefer the pink and not the orange milkweed. Can you give me advice on what else I can plant that they like and do I need to put water near by. I noticed that Wasp and some kind of small bee looking insect also like the milkweed. Thanks for any advice you can give me.

  • @elizabethstephens1522
    @elizabethstephens1522 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    love what they are doing here butterfly's should be everywhere worldwide!

  • @luisfcayo
    @luisfcayo 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've seen a lot of monarch butterflies around long beach california.

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Without milkweed they cannot survive. Please plant milkweed in a pot or garden.

  • @trishvenegas841
    @trishvenegas841 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Am really tring to grow milkweed but my soil is to sandy even with potting mix
    What can I do to help it grow.
    Tankyou.

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Milkweed isn’t fussy. Sandy soils is fine. It needs sun, and lots if water. Try starting the seed in pots then carefully transplant to the garden. Give the seedlings some fertilizer too.

  • @MACCNIPH
    @MACCNIPH 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    AWESOME, I LOVE NATURE and tha SCIENCE there of.

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Please plant milkweed! It’s easy to grow from seed

    • @MACCNIPH
      @MACCNIPH 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alexsinclaire8894 it's not like I got a poccet full of milkweed seeds, lol, also milkweed isn't the only thing Monarch Butterfly enjoy

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MACCNIPH monarchs like many flowers, but milkweed is their host plant. They lay their eggs on it, and the caterpillars eat only milkweed. So you’re wrong. And it’s spelled pocket not poccot. If you cared you could easily find milkweed seeds.

    • @MACCNIPH
      @MACCNIPH 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alexsinclaire8894 I didn't spell pocket, "poccot" and it's not easy to obtain milkweed seeds, so you're wrong.

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MACCNIPH I don’t remember asking for your opinion, so kindly STFU

  • @Razzlewolfflight
    @Razzlewolfflight 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Where can I buy Milkweed and other plants that attract them?

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I found some on Amazon but I had no luck. Best to go to a nursery and buy a plant that’s already thriving. The plant produces seed pods once mature, and once the pod starts to open you want to take it from the plant and plant the seeds. It’s a wonderful experience to see them lay their eggs, and the caterpillars are beautiful. They’ll eat every single leaf off the plant, grow big then go transform into a puppy and then a butterfly. Once they eat the leaves, they grow right back so leave the plant alone. No pesticides if any kind around or it will kill them. Milkweed is the only plant that is their host plant. Without it, the butterflies will become extinct.

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Look on utube or research monarch butterfly plants. I grow butterfly Bush as well but there’s many plants that feed them but milkweed is what feeds the caterpillars. Must have milkweed, and lots if it.

  • @Northisbest
    @Northisbest 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish I could have that plants in Australia. Leaves is nice and big room for caterpillar. In Australia have native milkweeds but kinda different the leaves is tiny. I do breeds Monarch over many years.

  • @ejakaegypt
    @ejakaegypt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They are soo beautiful

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you plant milkweed they will come. Please plant milkweed

  • @8wealthyone8
    @8wealthyone8 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am very amazed at all those beautiful butterflies. Nicole you look great in that hair style. At 0.22 where was that filmed please? ta blesses Arek

  • @robinconkel-hannan6629
    @robinconkel-hannan6629 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I would love to raise monarchs.. I never see them or milkweed in this part of Kentucky..

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Plant milkweed and they will come! Get some seeds or find a nursery. Without milkweed they cannot survive. Once mature the plant produces seed pods which you can take and plant. Please plant milkweed ASAP!

  • @Sirchud68
    @Sirchud68 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve got 3 monarch caterpillars in my garden now munching away on milkweed. My question is do I need to put out something for them to cocoon on or will they take off and find their own spot?

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They’ll find their own spot but it’s helpful if you have other plants with big leaves for them to use. They like to hide so the birds don’t get at them. Even if you put some driftwood or some kind Of something they can hang from. I’ve seen them hanging from my screens, dioorways etc but they really need a lush garden to hide in the leaves to hang. I hope this helps!

  • @discobikerAndRosie
    @discobikerAndRosie 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I collect, raise, & release them every year. I'm going to build a small, walk-in enclosure. I befriend them, & my granddaughter helps me name, & release them. David was the last to fly away in October!

  • @jbgarcia9790
    @jbgarcia9790 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I am interested to plant swamp milkweed plants to help the monarch butterfly. Anyone know where to buy plants?

  • @MonarchGuy974
    @MonarchGuy974 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have 126 seedlings so far. I might have to raise the caterpillars indoors though. Lots of birds and lizards in my yard :)

    • @SaunieHolloway
      @SaunieHolloway 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      did you get a lot of Monarchs?

    • @MonarchGuy974
      @MonarchGuy974 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      All seedlings died so I bought 4 milkweed plants. After 5 months I finally got 1 caterpillar. 2 days later it's gone! I'm thinking wormy got eaten by a lizard :(

    • @SuperPenrith
      @SuperPenrith 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      i doubt that maybe a hedgehog when plants are small although the caterpillar is very smart,what few predators its got it has a defense always goes to top of plant at night or hops on fence

  • @karlamones2684
    @karlamones2684 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Means every body cant have a perfectly manicured. Yard. Its insane. There is hardly any wild places left no woods with blueberrys or wild strwberrys

  • @natemullen5868
    @natemullen5868 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    And here we are in 2022 with the monarch butterfly officially declared as an endangered species, these people knew something years ago that our wildlife is under attack due to prolific pesticide use and loss of habitat!

  • @venjenciearnold9658
    @venjenciearnold9658 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please help me because I haven't seen any milkweed around here and would love to have some. I live in West Tennessee.

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can find seed on Amazon, but really it’s best if you find a local nursery that has established plants. Once the plant is mature it produces a seed pod which you can take the seeds from to plant more. The monarchs really need the host plant to get nectar, lay eggs, the caterpillars will eat the leaves leaving just the stalk, but they grow right back, and then they will find a place to hang to form the pupa then a butterfly. Try to find seed or a plant from a nursery.

  • @mommasond
    @mommasond 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I been raising monarch butterflies here in Hawaii. Never really gettired of it, its been 5 years. No luck with milkweed except i have huge trees of crown flower plants which are prolific here in Hawaii...they dont migrate. I wonder if they will migrate if mixed with mainland US monarch butterflies?

    • @lepidlover0557
      @lepidlover0557 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      They don't migrate bc Hawaii is a tropical, warm region.
      The butterflies in my area migrate because they can't survive the winters like other species can

  • @SeargeB
    @SeargeB 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    _The Monarch Will be Crowned_

  • @Laugh7Love
    @Laugh7Love 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Monarch butterflies are officially endangered as of July 2022... I am here looking for resources to teach my students about them. It is so sad to see how they've been warning us for years.. and how optimistic they were.

  • @OwossoMichigan
    @OwossoMichigan 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Had me look up "canary in the corn field".

    • @petermenningen338
      @petermenningen338 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That was an above the ground reference to Coal mining where the miners would carry a canary in a cage with them because they were more sensitive to the mine gas and would die first If the canary was alive it was OK to stay if it started to die it was time to leave.

  • @MrShakamuni01
    @MrShakamuni01 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    We have some milkweed and the first year we got tons of caterpillars. Now after two consecutive seasons none. Why?

    • @lepidlover0557
      @lepidlover0557 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pesticides and more habitat loss.
      There may have been other resources AROUND where you live that helped draw the Monarchs to your property, but if those habitats are destroyed or poisoned while the Monarchs are coming through, you have less chance of attracting them ☹️😔

  • @wahsisquad6070
    @wahsisquad6070 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Follow Wahsi Squad on social media as we raise awareness about Monarch Butterflies! We are dedicated to raising awareness to local communities and schools about creating and designating Monarch butterfly habitats.

    • @SaunieHolloway
      @SaunieHolloway 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      can't find you on twitter ??

  • @furyiiiplate
    @furyiiiplate 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just make sure you have nectar flowers nearby for butterflies to feed on. Only caterpillars need Milkweed. Where I am, the milkweed doesn't always flower, but the Monarchs love the flowers and bushes we have and then move right beside and lay eggs on milkweed.

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s false information! Milkweed is the monarchs host plant! The monarchs feed from the flower nectar, lay their eggs, and the caterpillars eat the leaves then hang to form chrysalis, then emerge a butterfly. Please do not spread misinformation!

  • @corlyssd
    @corlyssd 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The US is not the only place Monarchs live.
    The fact that there's only 20 odd years worth of data supporting the alleged disappearance of the species is too little data on which to base any conclusions. Who knows if the starting count was routine, exceptional, lower than normal? We just don't know.
    But you can be assured of one thing: activists will ensure that the government will get involved to destroy property owners' rights to preserve a species that might well be on the way out anyway. And if it is, the government certainly won't give back the rights it claimed to preserve the animal. And if it isn't, the activists and government will surely claim it was their active intervention (read: appropriation of property-owners' rights) that saved the butterfly.
    Folks who are very passionate about nature and saving species frequently are the last people who nature and evolution to actually function in the way it traditionally does. I think the Monarch is pretty and iconic too. I have my milkweed patch to try to help, but we can't pick winners and losers in evolution and we do a damn poor job of it because we are too impatient to wait for data. We think "do something, even if it is ineffectual, disruptive of legal rights, or even perhaps ultimately harmful to the very thing we're trying to save." Adapt or die. That's the rule.

  • @nightowl925
    @nightowl925 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    i had a roundup commercial before this

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Roundup kills pollinators. It should be outlawed

  • @Christos_Mourgelas
    @Christos_Mourgelas 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Does anyone realise she is wearing monarch butterfly earings

    • @livalineringseisen6589
      @livalineringseisen6589 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very good chance they're synthetic. I have a pair of chrysalis earrings and people have asked me if they were real!!!

  • @exbox360hero
    @exbox360hero 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    National Geographic sure is posting a fuck ton of videos today! #spammingtoday

  • @malegerski
    @malegerski 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is there any reason the video doesn’t encourage the use of Native Milkweed?

  • @coater31
    @coater31 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Please plant NATIVE milkweed to your ecosystem

  • @LoriLuxuryHomesMiami
    @LoriLuxuryHomesMiami 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    florida friendly ;Landscaping

  • @visualvirtue9640
    @visualvirtue9640 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Canary in the cornfield"?

  • @DaniMartVTen
    @DaniMartVTen 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Absolutely NO INFORMATION On The "How", this video is nothing but the "What"?

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just find some seed and grow. It’s easy

  • @jamescoleakaericunderwood2503
    @jamescoleakaericunderwood2503 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    We are responsible...
    Eric Underwood Class of 81 Downey High school CA

  • @itmaslanka
    @itmaslanka 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well it’s June 8 2021 and I’ve seen 0 butterflies yet. I think it’s this phone radiation. I’ve also seen about 15 flying insects !

  • @ManicWizards
    @ManicWizards 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Anyone else here because of Donna Klein?

  • @albertweis7669
    @albertweis7669 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What. If. Get. Head. Wind

  • @KLFD530
    @KLFD530 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    canary in the corn field? 😂...it's canary in the coal mine.

    • @livalineringseisen6589
      @livalineringseisen6589 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      My sweet husband tried to tell me "he probably means because they're related to crops". He's very optimistic.

  • @pugliesecineymusica1
    @pugliesecineymusica1 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Son tan brutos que siempre se les olvida que el idioma Español es la segunda lengua mas hablada del planeta ..Lo mas probable es que tampoco lo saben..Pongan subtítulos en Español en todos los vídeos.

  • @nevadataylor
    @nevadataylor ปีที่แล้ว

    What we really need to do is to end capitalism.

  • @bigbird772
    @bigbird772 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nothing!! About how to plant a rest stop.. lieing title

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just get some seeds and plant them. It’s easy to grow

  • @hayeslilian
    @hayeslilian 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a pet butterfly her name is Sheema but I also have 4 cats so I don't let her out of her plastic see through box

    • @alexsinclaire8894
      @alexsinclaire8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If she doesn’t have milkweed she won’t survive. They need nectar, and milkweed to live.

  • @elenaramsey5491
    @elenaramsey5491 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    AYOOOO DID SHE SAY SHE waS TOUCHED WHEN SHE WAs A KID SHE WAs VIOLATED AYOOOOO

  • @sophiebassett6456
    @sophiebassett6456 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    there not iconic in America they live in Hawaii, New Zealand and America

  • @harold776
    @harold776 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    SPAM

  • @harold776
    @harold776 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    SPAM

  • @harold776
    @harold776 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    SPAM