Milkweed is abundant in local nurseries as monarch enthusiasts seek to increase the declining population and backyard ...

Migrating monarch butterflies show up each year along the California coast. Here is what's next for the iconic insect.

In the meantime, provide nectar sources for the migrating monarchs in the fall with mistflower, lantana, pentas, salvias, ...

The monarch butterfly life cycle begins with a whirl of wings in the heat of the summer sun. As a female monarch sips nectar ...

That’s because monarch butterflies need native milkweed ... “The only thing the monarchs lay their eggs on is milkweed. That’s the only thing the caterpillars eat. If we don’t have ...

This fascinating insect goes through an amazing life cycle consisting of four stages: egg, larvae, pupa, and adult. Some ...

However, there’s a strong mission among ecologists to revive them. One technique is building monarch way stations, which are ...

The milkweed plant is crucial to these butterflies. That’s because the female monarch butterfly lays her eggs on these plants ...

Anne Stires is always doing something to improve the environment in Verona. Her latest? Collecting milkweed seeds from the ...