Accuweather.com - Vickie Frantz, 4/14/13
A tagged Monarch sits on a Milkweed plant at the Fannin Elementary School in Kansas before continuing on it's journey to Mexico. Photo by Craig Wilson
The Monarch butterflies migrating from Mexico to Canada will cross states that lack wildflowers and Milkweed due to wildfires, weed control and drought conditions.
This years swarm is feared to be the smallest since the winter of 2004-2005, according to learner.org. During the migration south, the butterflies were dealing with sparse areas with wildflowers due to drought and wildfires across many of the southern states. The nectar they collect from the flowers help fuel them for their journey to Mexico where they overwinter.
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