MrLundScience | Raising Monarchs - Outdoor Rearing (Help The Monarch Butterfly) @MrLundScience | Uploaded August 2019 | Updated October 2024, 3 days ago.
North American Monarchs (be they east or west of the Rocky Mountains) require cues from the environment starting in mid-summer in order to develop into migratory Monarchs. A study published out of the University of Chicago in June of 2019 showed how fragile this necessity for migration is. This episode goes through the details of one option for outdoor rearing which mimics the set up that produced successful migratory results in the study.
If you wish to attain a copy of the study, "Contemporary Loss Of Migration In Monarch Butterflies", you have a couple of options. It can be accessed through the PNAS website, either through a paid subscription, or for the one time cost of $10 here: pnas.org/content/116/29/14671
However, Dr. Marcus Kronforst, with permission, has allowed me to place his email address here, and is very willing to email you a copy upon request.
Dr. Marcus Kronforst email: mkronforst@uchicago.edu
If you are new to this series, I highly recommend checking out the "core" of Raising Monarchs, Parts 1 - 5, which shows in detail, how I raise Monarchs from egg to adult, and how you can too with essentially zero cost using household items.
Start here!
Raising Monarchs Instructional Video Series Parts 1 - 5:
youtube.com/watch?v=_I5F4AHyQHs&list=PLIJYERWSMyVrOpgo-TVIgWRFKARuT7ImT
Discussion of the University of Chicago study:
"Captive Rearing And Migration" - youtube.com/watch?v=XcH7I9CtZRQ
Issues that can occur with the chrysalis:
"Chrysalis Issues" - youtu.be/wB8udbV3kOY
How to bleach treat eggs:
"OE Parasite Prevention" - youtu.be/oZYzzcGiZRA
How to bleach treat leaves:
"Preventing NPV and Other Infections" - youtu.be/2FE9646Z9xs
How to make a proper honey/water solution and feed adult Monarchs (or any butterfly):
"How To Feed Adults" - youtu.be/CAks8lJ9SDY
Options for when an adult can not successfully fly:
"When Adults Can't Fly" - youtu.be/XfuTlASal_U
What the experts have to say about OE Parasites and when to euthanize:
"Should We Euthanize?" - youtu.be/5WEewtof3w8
Discussion on the life cycle of OE Parasites and how they affect the Monarch Butterflies:
"What Are OE Parasites?" - youtu.be/kkZTfeFVMiE
North American Monarchs (be they east or west of the Rocky Mountains) require cues from the environment starting in mid-summer in order to develop into migratory Monarchs. A study published out of the University of Chicago in June of 2019 showed how fragile this necessity for migration is. This episode goes through the details of one option for outdoor rearing which mimics the set up that produced successful migratory results in the study.
If you wish to attain a copy of the study, "Contemporary Loss Of Migration In Monarch Butterflies", you have a couple of options. It can be accessed through the PNAS website, either through a paid subscription, or for the one time cost of $10 here: pnas.org/content/116/29/14671
However, Dr. Marcus Kronforst, with permission, has allowed me to place his email address here, and is very willing to email you a copy upon request.
Dr. Marcus Kronforst email: mkronforst@uchicago.edu
If you are new to this series, I highly recommend checking out the "core" of Raising Monarchs, Parts 1 - 5, which shows in detail, how I raise Monarchs from egg to adult, and how you can too with essentially zero cost using household items.
Start here!
Raising Monarchs Instructional Video Series Parts 1 - 5:
youtube.com/watch?v=_I5F4AHyQHs&list=PLIJYERWSMyVrOpgo-TVIgWRFKARuT7ImT
Discussion of the University of Chicago study:
"Captive Rearing And Migration" - youtube.com/watch?v=XcH7I9CtZRQ
Issues that can occur with the chrysalis:
"Chrysalis Issues" - youtu.be/wB8udbV3kOY
How to bleach treat eggs:
"OE Parasite Prevention" - youtu.be/oZYzzcGiZRA
How to bleach treat leaves:
"Preventing NPV and Other Infections" - youtu.be/2FE9646Z9xs
How to make a proper honey/water solution and feed adult Monarchs (or any butterfly):
"How To Feed Adults" - youtu.be/CAks8lJ9SDY
Options for when an adult can not successfully fly:
"When Adults Can't Fly" - youtu.be/XfuTlASal_U
What the experts have to say about OE Parasites and when to euthanize:
"Should We Euthanize?" - youtu.be/5WEewtof3w8
Discussion on the life cycle of OE Parasites and how they affect the Monarch Butterflies:
"What Are OE Parasites?" - youtu.be/kkZTfeFVMiE
