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Farmers that plant corn seed from Monsanto are putting Round Up into the soil. Milkweed will not grow. Milkweed is the only plant that monarch caterpillars eat.
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What herbicide kills milkweed?
Round Up kills milkweed. The farmers use herbicides and that is one of the reasons that the Monarch butterfly is in danger.
How do you get rid of aphids without harming milkweed plants?
The introduction of natural enemies and the use of organic controls are ways to get rid of aphids without harming milkweed plants. Ladybugs tend to be the most beloved, diligent, intrepid beneficial insects to introduce and support when dealing with aphids. Horticultural oils against eggs and insecticidal soaps against immature and mature stages will not harm milkweeds or milkweed-lovers such as monarch butterflies.
What are the 4 stages of metamorphosis?
the stages of a full metamorphosis are the egg where the animal doesn't feed on milkweed yet,larva where it starts feeding on milkweed leaves,pupa where it forms a crysalis or cocoon,and last the adult that turns into a butterfly or moth.
How many milkweed plants are there?
There is common milkweed, purple milkweed, tropical milkweed, and swamp milkweed.
What is the stage after the larva stage?
When the butterfly is at a larvae stage it starts to eat leaves, but they eat milkweed plants to protect themselves from predators. Then later they start make a pupa to grow into a butterfly.
Is milkweed in Jamaica?
Yes. There is milkweed in Jamaica. The Jamaican Monarch lives on milkweed.
Is milkweed a decompose?
Milkweed is not a decomposer.
What does a milkweed egg turn into?
Eggs on milkweed are eggs of monarch butterflies or milkweed beetles.
Is milkweed vascular?
Milkweed is a vascular plant.
What type of climate dose milkweed grow in?
There are different types of milkweed. Tropical milkweed grows in the south. Common milkweed grows in on the eastern side of the Mississippi River. There is western milkweed on the Pacific coast.
Does a milkweed bug have compound eyes?
Milkweed bugs have oblong bodies that are black and orange-red in color. As its name implies, it feeds on milkweed plants. The adult milkweed bug has the ability to fly.
Why were the cheetah conservation fund teaching farmers how to take care of their livestock without harming the land?
The Cheetah Conservation Fund's mission is to assure the survival of the cheetah in the wild. Because 90 percent of wild cheetahs do not live in protected land, they share their habitat with livestock farmers. Habitat loss due to desertification is a huge problem in these areas, and teaching livestock farmers best practices to successfully farm without harming the land is not only good for the farmers, but helps sustain habitat lands for cheetahs.
