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, ...

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 ...

that harmful pollen is often washed off or blown off milkweed leaves, and that 95% of corn pollination in Nebraska was complete before the first monarch eggs hatched. (Adult butterflies feed on ...

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

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

Monarch butterflies ... butterflies will lay their eggs and are also the only source of food for baby caterpillars, WWL said. “Planting the right species of milkweed in a given area can help ...

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