[Summit] bee expert in the neighborhood?

[Greg Gerritt]

Some of the Monarch Buttefly problem is cliamte change, but a big part is
the deforestation going on in its tiny home range high in the Mts of Mexico.
They live in the trees and rely on the trees to help them thermoregulate.
No trees, no monarchs.  The enitre population lives in one mountain range in
mexico each winter.  Greg gerritt  Environment Council of RI.

From:  Theresa Mathiesen <elvamath at gmail.com>
Date:  Sun, 15 Sep 2013 15:07:17 -0400
To:  Anne Diffily <adiff11 at gmail.com>
Cc:  Summit Neighborhood <Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
Subject:  Re: [Summit] bee expert in the neighborhood?

I've seen one monarch butterfly this summer, and I have lots of milkweed
plants.

Elva


On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Anne Diffily <adiff11 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Amanda:  Bad news about the butterflies. The monarch population is down by 2/3
> and more this year. I heard a piece on NPR about it a week or two ago.
> Scientists aren't sure about the cause, but last summer's heat and drought may
> have something to do with it. Also, monarchs rely on milkweed plants, which
> have been decimated by commercial development and landscaping. So if you have
> milkweed plants on your property, let them grow!  :-)
> 
> We only had a couple of monarchs on our two butterfly bushes this summer, and
> normally we have 100s.  We're right on the bay in Warwick which is prime
> flyway territory for butterflies and birds/waterfowl. Quite a show normally.
> 
> - Anne
> Summit emerita
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Amanda Woodward <awoodward7 at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>  
>> Usually the monarch butterflies join in, but no sign of them yet.
>> ~ Amanda at 51 Holly Street
>> 
> 
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