Milkweed Controversy

2024 Georgia Scientists Wants Floridians to Stop Growing Milkweed

Butterfly battle: scientists disagree on how milkweed affects a parasitic spread in monarchs
WSUF NPR (National Public Radio)

An open letter to Florida monarch-lovers, from a monarch scientist
Andy Davis University of Georgia 

2OE Spikes. Human Causes?
Andy Davis Feb 24, 2022 14 min read

Testing Your Monarchs
Monarch Parasites  ".. it is essential to test all adult monarchs upon enclosion."

Save our Monarchs: Plant Native Milkweed
FANN - Florida Association of Nativ Nurseries

FNPS Position
FNPS_Monarch_and_Milkweed_Policy_Statement_2024.pdf

Tropical Milkweed: Harmful to Monarchs and Florida Ecosystems  by Lilly Anderson-Messec
The article includes references and descriptions of native milkweeds.
FNPS Blog

Wisconsin Horticulture likes Asclepias currasavica. They write that their butterflies prefer it to natives.
Tropical Milkweed, Asclepias currasavica

Testing Monarchs for OE

Monarch Parasites  ".. it is essential to test all adult monarchs upon enclosion."

Tracking Monarchs

Monarch Watch Tagging
How to Catch and Hold a Butterfly - scroll down for Hoe To videos.

Testing Milkweed for OE

Can this be done? How?

More Opinions

Tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) 

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