In an effort to enhance the monarch butterfly's habitat in rural and urban Iowa, a monarch consortium was created in 2015, led by Iowa State University. Farmers, conservation organizations, state agencies, companies and ISU's College of Agriculture and Entomology belong to the consortium. Iowa State is leading research to develop cost effective methods and coordinate resources, information and support. Go to the following website to learn more:
Monarch.ent.iastate.edu/
As part of the consortium, nine different varieties of milkweed were planted across the state to determine monarch preferences and establish cost-effective methods to maintain milkweed. I planted my own research plot:
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