Monarchs need lots of nectar and water to help them survive their journey south but because it's been so dry, they’re having trouble finding food.
Monarch butterflies are heading south through Central Texas for their winter vacation in Mexico.
Central Texas"had some really significant drought, not as bad as 2011, but still, the butterflies are going to have trouble getting through Texas,” said Chip Taylor, director of Monarch Watch, a nonprofit organization that tracks the migration of monarchs. Monarchs need lots of nectar and water to help them survive their journey, but because of the drought, they’re having trouble finding food.“Given how dry it is — most of them are going to be in cities, where people have been watering plants,” he said.
“I don’t recommend a lot of people water their lawn because [Austin] is in a water shortage,” Taylor said. “Don’t do it if you don’t see butterflies, but if you see masses of butterflies clustered anywhere, water the lawn close by, and the butterflies will come down in the morning to get that moisture.”
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