Monarchs In Motion: Scientists And Citizens Monitor The Butterfly’s Maryland Visit During Its Spectacular Migration

A monarch butterfly lands on a milkweed. Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Each year thousands of monarch butterflies flutter through Maryland on their migration to Mexico, but scientists have learned something shocking about their stay in the Old Line State – they are not getting enough to eat. 

“As a hostess that embarrasses me because if you’re going to come to my house, I’m gonna feed you,” said Paula Becker, outreach ecologist with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR)…

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