The monarch butterfly is a beautiful and colorful creature, but it takes a while to reach that part of its adult life.

Because milkweed, the single host plant of the monarch’s larval form, has been nearly wiped out by agriculture, development ...

Monarch butterflies gather at their wintering colony in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Michoacán, Mexico. “So for over a decade now, the colonies haven’t really changed in size.

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A monarch butterfly lays an egg on a lab-grown milkweed plant at the Monarch Research Group on Aug. 10, 2016. (The Gazette) Buy Photo Adult monarchs feed on nectar plants.

Walton blames the use of herbicides and pesticides for the decline in the monarch butterflies. If cattle eat milkweed, it can ...

Monarch butterflies have historically been migratory insects, ... that tropical milkweed is putting monarchs in danger, nurseries continue to supply it because the public wants to buy it.

The official state butterfly since 2000, monarch butterflies are facing a major ecological threat, according to experts. Local, Western populations of monarchs have declined by around 30% compared to ...

Critters The Monarch May Soon Be Listed as Threatened—With Big Implications for Texas Butterfly Breeders The beloved orange insect has suffered a sharp decline in numbers, but scientists ...

A Monarch butterfly feeds on a bloom at the Independence Park Botanical Gardens, Thursday, November 7, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La.

A Monarch butterfly feeds on a bloom at the Independence Park Botanical Gardens, Thursday, November 7, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La.

Because milkweed, the single host plant of the monarch’s larval form, has been nearly wiped out by agriculture, development and pesticides. This has led to a decline in the monarch butterfly by ...