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Independence Day for a Monarch

The monarch chrysalis bulges, a sure sign that eclosure is imminent. At right is a newly formed green chrysalis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Have you ever seen a monarch butterfly eclose? It's a magical moment. First an egg, then a...

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Posted on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at 10:54 AM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: caterpillar (1), chrysalis (2), Danaus plexippus (37), eclosure (1), egg (1), Independence Day (1), monarch butterfly (9)

Focus Area Tags: Innovation Natural Resources

David James' Incredible Research on Migratory Monarchs

This male monarch, released by citizen scientist Steve Johnson of Ashland on Aug. 28, 2016, fluttered into Vacaville, Calif., on Sept. 5, a 457-kilometer journey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Newly published research by entomologist David James of Washington State University, Pullman,...

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Posted on Monday, June 25, 2018 at 6:22 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Ashland (1), Danaus plexippus (37), David James (3), migrating monarchs (1), monarch butterflies (22), overwintering monarchs (2), Pacific Grove (1), Santa Cruz (3), Vacaville (1), Washington State University (3), WSU entomologist (1)

Focus Area Tags: Agriculture Environment Food Health Innovation Yard & Garden

On Flag Day, Both Flags and Monarchs Flutter

A majestic monarch butterfly, an icon, on an American flag. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Today, June 14, is Flag Day, a time when we celebrate and commemorate our American flag. Our...

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Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 4:33 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: American flag (1), Danaus plexippus (37), Flag Day (1), June 14 (1), monarch butterflies (22)

Focus Area Tags: Yard & Garden

A Monarch Kind of Christmas

Last year at this time, we saw four monarchs eclose in our small-scale rearing project. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Merry Christmas has always been merry, but it's better with butterflies! Isn't everything better...

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Posted on Monday, December 25, 2017 at 6:00 AM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: butterfly (1), Christmas (1), Danaus plexippus (37), holiday (1), monarch (3)

Are Western Monarchs Heading for Extinction?

A male monarch takes flight on Sept. 12 in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Are western monarch butterflies heading for extinction? A Sept. 7 article in Reuters, headlined...

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Posted on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 11:56 AM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Art Shapiro (4), Danaus plexippus (37), extinction (1), migration (2), monarch butterflies (22), North American Butterfly Association (1), UC Davis Department of Evollution and Ecology (1), Xerces Society (7)

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