Fargo-Moorhead s monarch massacre starts national dialogue
Unfortunately, in one of the only clues to why so many butterflies died, the aerial spraying Aug. 26 occurred while the monarchs were migrating. 7:00 am, Feb. 19, 2021 ×
Dead monarch butterflies were found across the Fargo area after aerial spraying in August 2020 to control mosquitoes. WDAY photo
FARGO If there s one thing that has developed in the six months since what s been called the monarch massacre that followed an aerial mosquito spraying in the Fargo-Moorhead metro, it s that there s a national dialogue underway.
In the first of two informational meetings at Fargo City Hall on how the agency operates, Cass County Vector Control Director Ben Prather said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, American Mosquito Control Association and butterfly advocacy organizations are talking for the first time.
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