Missing lovebugs are becoming an increasingly visible signal of Florida ecosystem health, raising questions about a broader Florida lovebugs decline and what it may reveal about climate change indicator species. Once a predictable seasonal presence, their absence now prompts deeper inquiry into where lovebugs come from and whether shifting environmental conditions are disrupting long-established ecological…
Why the parallel decline of monarch butterflies and bees is more than an environmental story—it is a strategic sustainability signal. Western Monarch Butterfly Day arrives at a sobering moment. Western monarch populations continue to struggle for survival, while beekeepers across North America report that this was a particularly bad honey bee season, marked by elevated…
— Article 1 of 2: The COP30 Essentials & The Ambition Gap — The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), currently underway in the Brazilian Amazon, represents a critical juncture in the global climate fight. Hosted by a nation intrinsically linked to the planet’s most vital carbon sink, the summit has been framed as the…
Monarch Deformities — A Growing Concern There is a pesty parasite that is killing the monarchs in all stages of their life cycle. The parasite is called OE for short. It appears that with a warming climate, the monarchs don’t migrate and the non-native milkweed doesn’t die back in the winter, especially in Florida. This…
Missing Love Bugs in Florida. E. Hall (2024, May) with (very) little help from DALL-E (OpenAI). As we go into Love Bug season in May, seeing no lovebugs may leave us allwith mixed emotions: happiness and dismay! [There have been some lovebug sightings, but not many… Let’s see how the season goes.] This is one…
