A Butterfly Tale

Interesting and educational information. Get a cup of coffee, sit down and watch ~17 minutes.

Maybe You Should Care Less About Monarch Butterflies The campaign to save the monarch butterfly is one of the most prominent and effective tools for wildlife conservationists, and many people naturally believe ...

Our first of the season caterpillars from A Butterfly Tale’s overwintered Monarchs!

Odd you say a Butterfly page is posting about Mosquitos? Not really. The pesticides used to kill mosquitos during the spring & summer kill many beneficial pollinators, including Butterfly life stages. This discovery below could be a natural means of controlling mosquito populations without pesticides. How wonderful would this be!!!

Water Mites Discovered Parasitizing Two Mosquito Species in Pennsylvania A survey of mosquitoes in Pennsylvania discovered 12 mosquitoes parasitized by larval mites. Water mites can reduce the survival and reproductive success of mosquitoes, and entomologists are investigating such parasitism to evaluate its potential as a method for biological control efforts.

25th Annual Butterfly Festival | Dunwoody Nature Center