Today their numbers are down 90% in just a few decades. Habitat loss and pesticides are to blame. Stop spraying! Why monarchs are disappearing: Milkweed destruction the only host plant for monarch caterpillars Pesticides & herbicides poisons that kill both monarchs and their food Loss of wildflowers fewer nectar sources for migration 曆 Climate shifts storms, droughts, and heat waves disrupting their journey How you can help: Plant milkweed essential for monarch survival Grow native flowers that bloom through fall Skip pesticides protect pollinators instead of poisoning them Leave wild patches monarchs and other wildlife need them Once a symbol of abundance, monarchs now teeter on the edge of extinction. With every plant we grow and every spray we skip, we bring them closer to survival.