How Climate Change Affects Monarch Butterflies

It was found that local warming from climate change can create chemical changes in milkweed plants, which are very important for monarch butterflies.  Monarch butterflies eat milkweed plants and lay their eggs on these plants.  Milkweed plants produce toxic chemicals called cardenolides, which monarchs have evolved to become tolerant to.  By laying their eggs on these plants, they protect their offspring from being eaten.  But if milkweed plants produce too much of these chemicals, due to warmer temperatures, the monarchs will poison themselves when they consume the leaves and poison their larvae.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180403120004.htm

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  1. AnonymousApril 16, 2018 at 7:10 AM

    with their food supply being hurt with the climate change maybe we could have greenhouses or something to rehabilitate the plants and fix the situation as best as we can.

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  2. AnonymousApril 16, 2018 at 7:11 AM

    with their food supply being hurt with the climate change maybe we could have greenhouses or something to rehabilitate the plants and fix the situation as best as we can.

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  3. AnonymousApril 22, 2018 at 10:03 AM

    The temperature can not be controlled in the outside world but we can help the butterflies in greenhouse areas or butterfly houses in order to keep them safe from getting poisoned.

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