Welcome to the Monarch Lab website! Here you can learn about the University of Minnesota Monarch Lab, the Monarchs in the Classroom program, plus find lots of information about the Monarch Butterfly. Monarchs in the Classroom is a program of University of Minnesota Extension and Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology.
North American Monarch Conservation
Karen Oberhauser is the primary author of a new document that provides an updated account of monarch biology and identifies the main risk factors affecting monarchs and their habitat throughout the flyway. It offers a list of key trinational collaborative conservation actions, priorities and targets to be considered for adoption by Mexico, Canada and the United States. The adoption of measures to address these objectives will help conserve the monarch and its habitats for future generations.
Coming soon: Site Redesign!
Watch for our site to take on a new look later this summer...
MITC 2008 Newsletter [PDF]
Schoolyard Ecology Explorations
2009 Schoolyard Ecology Explorations Garden Grants will be accepted starting September 1, 2008 through December 5, 2008. Click here for more information on how to apply. Register or login
Article on tachinid fly parasitism of monarch larvae using Monarch Larva Monitoring Project data
Oberhauser, K. S., I. Gebhard, C. Cameron, S. Oberhauser. 2007. Parasitism of Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus) by Lespesia archippivora (Diptera: Tachinidae). American Midland Naturalist. 157:312-328.
The 12th Annual Insect Fair will be held on December 13, 2008
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Recipe for a Community Learning Garden
Monarchs in the Classroom's garden species list
Article on Monarch Butterfly Ecology by Karen Oberhauser and Michelle Solensky.
Check out interesting articles on other organisms as well!