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Sonia Altizer
@saltidog.bsky.social
Ecologist, insect enthusiast, horse person, gardener, academic mom
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#Monarch #butterfly tagging advances in the NY Times, they are arriving in #Mexico

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Our latest research, with @iragonese.bsky.social, @saltidog.bsky.social and @richardlovesbirds.bsky.social, shows that elevated temperature can increase monarch butterfly susceptibility to parasitism by reducing the medicinal properties of milkweed. #plant-insect #plant-herbivore 🧪
New #OpenAccess research in #RESEcolEnt reports on how host plants & experimental #warming impact fitness and infection outcomes in a migratory butterfly
doi.org/10.1111/een.70010

#Danaus #MonarchButterfly

Photo credits: Isabella Ragonese
September 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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We have spotted lots of monarchs flying around Georgia this week - how about you? 🔎🦋

Our favorite butterflies are on the move and have started their journey to Mexico!

Make sure to send in your summer samples, order a free testing kit, and keep sampling monarchs if you see them this fall! 🐛
September 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Come visit us at Insectival this Sunday at the State Botanical Gardens from noon to 4pm!

Costs are $5 per person or $20 per family.

2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens, GA 30605
September 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM