Butterflies
If You Plant Milkweed, They Will Come. (And Not Just the Butterflies.)
To see a field of common milkweed in midsummer — a sea of a thousand nodding pink flower heads — you would not imagine that anything could ever stand in the way of the genus Asclepias. Yes, common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), the most widespread milkweed east of the Rocky Mountains, can colonize disturbed sites and …
Stoddard tracking station technology can zero in on butterflies, bats | Environment
The first of an eventual network of 50 wildlife tracking stations across New England is now in southwestern New Hampshire, allowing scientists and conservation agencies to track the movements of tagged birds, bats and migratory insects. The station was erected last month in Stoddard on the 515-acre Granite Lake Headwaters property of the Harris Center …
Lockdown: Label showing plants safe for bees and butterflies
Image copyright National Botanic Gaarden of Wales Image caption The growers and nurseries will use this ‘Saving Pollinators’ logo on their plants so the gardeners who buy them know they poison pollinators A label scheme has been launched to protect bees and butterflies from plants containing insecticides. The National Botanic Garden of Wales said a …
Butterflies, birds and zebras: The magic of animal motion
The Royal Society of Biology has released the shortlist for its annual photography competition. The competition has two categories for amateur photographers: four entries were shortlisted for young photographer of the year and six for the photographer of the year. The shortlisted images showcase animals caught on camera around the globe, submitted according to this …
