Posted December 4, 2020
Monarch butterflies urgently need your help. This iconic, orange-and-black beauty was once common in backyards across the country — but its population has plummeted by 80 percent in the past 20 years. One of the main causes of its decline is the widespread use of Monsanto’s Roundup (glyphosate) — which is wiping out milkweed, the butterfly’s only host plant. Read more.