Safe & Effective Alternative to Spraying |
🦟 Mosquito season is here—but expensive mosquito spraying isn’t the best solution. 🚫 Routine spraying can harm pollinators like bees and butterflies, as well as pets and other wildlife, and it often does little to stop mosquitoes long term. The most effective way to reduce mosquitoes is to target them in their larval stage, before they become biting adults.
The Oklahoma Monarch Society’s Mosquito-Be-Gone Bucket Kits are back and available by pre-order only, offering a simple, pollinator-safe way to reduce mosquitoes naturally.
Want to help spread the word? Pair your kit with a “Mosquito Spraying Kills Pollinators” yard sign to raise awareness in your neighborhood.
Pre-order now to stay bite-free while protecting pollinators this spring! 🦟🌼
Pre-order pickup dates: Oklahoma City: Sunday, March 29 | 1–4 p.m. at Anthem Brewing Company Tulsa: Sunday, April 12 | 1–4 p.m. at Heirloom Rustic Ales
Bundle & Save:
🪣 Bucket Kit + 🪧 Yard Sign *$35 🪣 Bucket Kit only: *$25 🪧 Yard Sign only: *$15
*Free with your donation to the Oklahoma Monarch Society
Learn more about safe and effective ways to control mosquitoes at |
Oklahoma Monarch Society Partners with Two Municipalities in Pollinator Conservation! |
🦋🐝 Monarch butterflies and other native pollinators are experiencing steep population declines from pesticide use, habitat loss, and climate change. To help reverse these trends, the Oklahoma Monarch Society, with support from the Kirkpatrick Foundation, has launched Pathways for Pollinators & People, an initiative engaging the municipalities of Edmond and Norman in conservation, education, and art. Through this program, these municipalities are planning native pollinator gardens, planning educational programs for their communities, and planning the installation of monarch-themed murals. |
🦋 🇲🇽Some monarchs began leaving their overwintering grounds in Mexico weeks ago, and they’ll be arriving in Oklahoma very soon — likely before milkweed is ready for egg laying.
🌱 Early bloomers like henbit and dandelions provide critical nectar for monarchs and other pollinators while milkweed is still emerging. Their purple and yellow flowers give pollinators a strong start to the season and will naturally fade as temperatures rise, making them a temporary but essential resource.
How to Help: 💜 Don’t mow the entire yard — leave small islands of habitat for pollinators. 💛 Skip blanket pre-emergent applications across the whole lawn.
Henbit will naturally go to seed and fade as temperatures rise, but until then, its cheerful pink-purple blooms are a welcome splash of color. A little patience now goes a long way for our pollinator friends. 🐝 |
All Season Blooms: Native Flowers for Pollinators |
🌱 Plant native flowers this spring to provide nectar for pollinators all season long! No matter where you live in Oklahoma, our regional plant lists for western, central, and eastern Oklahoma make it easy to choose species that thrive in your area and offer early, mid, and late blooms — from spring through fall.
Early-emerging milkweeds, like green milkweed (Asclepias viridis), spider milkweed/antelope horns (Asclepias asperula), and butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), support monarch caterpillars and feed adult butterflies with valuable nectar. Plant a variety of native flowers to enjoy a colorful landscape all year while sustaining wildlife and a healthy ecosystem. Explore the Kerr Center’s Guide to Native Milkweeds of Oklahoma to get started. 🦋 |
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The events below are from our statewide community calendar.
Now - May 31 Oklahoma
March 14, 9:30 am - 4 pm TLC Garden Centers Memorial, OKC
March 14, 10 am - 5 pm Chickasaw Cultural Center, Sulphur
March 14, 10 am - 11 am Will Rogers Library, Claremore
March 14, 11 am - 12 pm Myriad Botanical Gardens, OKC
March 16, 10 am - 12 pm Scissortail Park Boathouse, OKC
March 19, 10 am - 12 pm Scissortail Park Boathouse, OKC
March 19, 2 pm - 3 pm Online, Webinar
March 21, 8:30 am - 10 am Arcadia Lake, Edmond
March 21, 10 am - 12 pm OSU Extension Center, Tulsa
March 21, 10:30 am - 12 pm Arcadia Lake, Edmond
March 24, 1 pm - 2 pm Online, Webinar
March 28, 11 am - 4 pm Saint Bede's Episcopal Church, Westport
March 28, 1 pm - 2 pm Metropolitan Belle Isle Library - OKC
March 29, 1 pm - 4 pm Anthem Brewing Company, OKC
March 31, 4 pm - 6 pm Jones Metropolitan Library, Jones
April 4, 9 am - 11 am The Well, Norman
April 4, 10 am - 2 pm Choctaw Creek Park, Choctaw
April 11, 9 am - 2 pm STASH, Norman
April 11, 10 am - 2 pm Cleveland County Fair Barn, Norman
April 12, 1 pm - 4 pm Heirloom Rustic Ales, Tulsa
April 18, 10 am - 3 pm Scissortail Park, OKC
April 18, 11 am - 4 pm OKC Farmers Market Distric, OKC |
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