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... E-1 A P P E N D I X E Best Management Practices Resource Sheet: Monarch Butterflies, Weeds, and Herbicides
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... Best Management Practices Resource Sheet: Monarch Butterflies, Weeds, and Herbicides E-3 Monarch butteries are in decline in North America, and restoring monarch habitat, including roadsides, is important to the species' recovery1. Monarch caterpillars require milkweed (primarily in the genus Asclepias)
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... E-4 Evaluating the Suitability of Roadway Corridors for Use by Monarch Butterflies vegetation. Early detection of weeds can result in improved control and may reduce the amount of herbicide needed overall.
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... Best Management Practices Resource Sheet: Monarch Butterflies, Weeds, and Herbicides E-5 Use of noxious or invasive weeds by monarchs Adult monarchs feed on nectar from a variety of blooming plants, including some noxious weeds or invasive nonnative plants (such as Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense)
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... E-6 Evaluating the Suitability of Roadway Corridors for Use by Monarch Butterflies sessions; incomplete removal of a prior herbicide mix can have detrimental impacts to the next treatment area. Rinse o, or otherwise clean mower decks (upper and undersides)

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