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2020 RESULTS

4/30/21 We have analyzed our findings from 2020 and present them to you in a short video that you may watch on our videos page or on our Youtube page. Click here!

NEWSLETTERS

9/15/20 - Last Day To Submit Data

9/04/20 - Season Wrap Up!

8/29/20 - Meet Britney!

8/20/20 - Meet Gabe!

8/13/20 - Milkweed Pollination Explained!

8/07/20 - Date Journey + Opportunity

7/31/20 - Tussock Moths + Anecdotes

7/23/20 - Data Submission + Aphids

7/16/20 - Welcome New ReGrowers + Tools

7/09/20 - ReGrow Round 2

7/02/20 - Preliminary results + Past newsletters

6/25/20 - Checking in + Photo Request

6/19/20 - Demonstration video + Submitting Zero Data

06/11/20 - Milkweed Herbivores + Cabin Conversations

6/05/20 - Project updates + Article

5/28/20 - Welcome + Webinar

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ReGrow Milkweed for Monarchs: Last call to participate!

Published on July 14, 2020
You have until July 20 to join this crowd sourced MSU monarch butterfly conservation study.
Introducing Michigan insects in the garden

Published on June 11, 2020
Thirteen weeks of facts about lesser known insects in the garden and a survey about milkweed insects.
Monarch research takes flight in a social distancing world

Published on June 4, 2020
Responding to restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these field researchers reorganized and are amplifying their monarch conservation study through the power of citizen science.
Regrow milkweed for monarchs: A citizen science study

Published on May 15, 2020
If you have a patch of milkweed and some time, you can help study how to best conserve monarch butterflies.
Diversity in when milkweeds emerge supports monarch butterflies

Published on June 21, 2019
The timing of milkweed emergence determines egg-laying opportunities for monarchs
Entomology student camps out to crack mystery of who preys on monarch eggs

Published on March 13, 2019
Only about 5 percent of monarch eggs survive to become butterflies. Doctoral student Andrew Myers set up 24/7 surveillance to determine who is preying on the eggs.
Saving monarchs: What you plant can make a difference

Published on September 13, 2018
Love monarchs? It’s a great time to walk your yard and consider if you’ve planted flowering plants, shrubs and trees to support them.