Welcome to the Monarch Lab website! Here you can learn about the University of Minnesota Monarch Lab, the Monarchs in the Classroom program, plus find lots of information about the Monarch Butterfly. Monarchs in the Classroom is a program of University of Minnesota Extension and Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology.
2008 Summer Course information is now available! Click here
Coming soon: Site Redesign! Watch for our site to take on a new look early this summer...
MITC 2008 Newsletter [PDF]
No Live Monarch Distribution in 2008!
Schoolyard Ecology Explorations - 2009 Schoolyard Ecology Explorations Garden Grants will be accepted starting September 1, 2008 through December 5, 2008. Click here for more information on how to apply. Register or login
Article on tachinid fly parasitism of monarch larvae using Monarch Larva Monitoring Project data: Oberhauser, K. S., I. Gebhard, C. Cameron, S. Oberhauser. 2007. Parasitism of Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus) by Lespesia archippivora (Diptera: Tachinidae). American Midland Naturalist. 157:312-328.
The 11th Annual Insect Fair was held on December 15, 2007
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Recipe for a Community Learning Garden: Monarchs in the Classroom's garden species list
Award winning 53-minute monarch conservation radio documentary ("Flight of Fancy") featuring Chip Taylor, Lincoln Brower, Karen Oberhauser and others. This program won a United Nations award for excellence.
Article on Monarch Butterfly Ecology by Karen Oberhauser and Michelle Solensky. Check out interesting articles on other organisms as well!