> you're not supposed to plant milkweed close to the established breeding habitats Overwintering sites, not breeding sites. Monarchs migrating south & at the w

> you're not supposed to plant milkweed close to the established breeding habitats Overwintering sites, not breeding sites. Monarchs migrating south & at the winter roosting sites don't need milkweed since they're not breeding or laying eggs. While the overwintering sites are in Central Mexico, the breeding sites for the northern migrants is in the Southwestern US - where they do need milkweed. Exposure to milkweed while overwintering triggers breeding and laying eggs, which is disruptive to the migration pattern. Native Milkweed elsewhere along the northern migration path is beneficial, just not where they're wintering.