COLUMBUS — Picking and planting milkweed seed pods this fall can help future eastern monarch butterflies, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. These ...
The caterpillars are eating available milkweed. As a neat aside, the garden staff counted 10 additional species of butterflies in the Certified Butterfly Garden in addition to the monarchs.
To attract and support pollinators locally, TDOT encourages everyone to: Plant a mixture of native plants. Reduce or eliminate the use of pesticides. Plant milkweed to support monarch butterflies.