Missouri Rest Stops For Migrating Butterflies

By Steve Kraske,

Published January 5, 2016 at 1:07 PM CST

Known for their annual migration to and from Mexico, monarch butterflies are declining in number as their habitat decreases. Learn what the University of Missouri is doing to support these long-distance flyers in the Show-Me State.

Guests:

Bruce Barrett is a professor of entomology at the University of Missouri.
Dusty Walter is the superintendent of the Wurdack Research Center at the University of Missouri

To learn more about the monarch butterfly and how you can plant a way station for them, go to MonarchWatch.org or GrowNative.org.

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