The humble cradles holding Monarch butterfly eggs arent fancy, a far cry from any realtors dream commission. No great rooms or walls holding Picasso, either. No acquisitions from Sothebys. If the inhabitants were into selfies, however, every which one would be a work of art. The emerging caterpillars have a single food, the Milkweed, that is, various species of Asclepias. Thats why Im baffled that last week the EPA gave the green light to Dow Chemicals new weed killer, a combination of Round-up (glyphosate) and 2,4D, thereby enhancing the steady profit and weed-free mantra of genetically modified corn and soybean growers. Lepidoptera houses are the losers. All the more important that we treat every Milkweed like a member of the royal family of Monarchs.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 04:38:42 +0000