Category: Bugs

  • The Monarch needs you

    The Monarch needs you

    This little guy is a future Monarch butterfly. Here he is seen crawling up milkweed I planted as a desperate measure to do my part to save this magnificent species. The thing is, since 1990 the count of Monarchs is down by almost a billion in our country. Loss of habitat due to development, planting […]

  • Honey bees under attack

    Honey bees under attack

    Next meal time, think about every third bite you take. Every third mouthful is related in some way to bee pollination…at least at this moment. Our country is losing honey bees at alarming rates, which will affect food production. Without bees, we don’t eat. You can help reverse this devastating trend. Read on. What is […]