Red Admirals on track

[Paul Cherubini]

Martha Rosett Lutz wrote:
 
> Do Red Admirals like Gatorade?  Would they get any important nutrients from
> it? 

Yes, commercial butterfly farmers commonly use Gatorade to feed the butterflies
prior to shipping them off to brides. Speaking of butterfly releases, 
the recent reports of large northward movements of Red Admirals in the
southern, central and northern USA plus into southern Canada reminds
me of a curious statement on the NABA website about releases
authored by Paul Opler, Bob Pyle, Jeff Glassberg, and Jim Tuttle  
These authors wrote:

"Shipping Red Admirals, is particularly inappropriate
because they are not naturally found over much of the United States."

These scientists are at the top of their field so why do they make statements
like this?

Paul Cherubini

 
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