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

Maureen Dime’s magical garden in Del Mar has become a welcome spot for hundreds of monarch butterflies. Over the last 13 ...

Do butterflies bite? Also, find out whether caterpillars can bite. Do Butterflies Bite? No, butterflies do not bite. Butterflies do not have teeth or pincers, so they are unable to bite. Yet, if ...

Mary Ann’s dedication and the scientific efforts at Disney illustrate how community action and innovation can unite to protect monarchs.

MADISON, Wis. — U.S. wildlife officials announced a decision Tuesday to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies after years of warnings from environmentalists that populations are ...

Staff at Beaver Creek Reserve are celebrating the 25th year of the butterfly house, and they are inviting the community to ...

A Monarch caterpillar munching on a milkweed leaf. The milkweed tussock moth (Euchaetes egle) is native to this area. Its range in the U.S. extends from Maine to Minnesota, south to Florida and Texas.

Around this time last year, my wife noticed some black spots on the parsley and dill growing in our garden at home. I didn’t ...

Butterfly weed’s standout orange flowers bloom from early summer to fall, attracting hummingbirds, native bees, and ...

Monarch caterpillar on a non-native milkweed leaf (Sylvie Finn) The team found that both native and non-native milkweeds were common throughout the area, though more milkweed plants were present in ...

As I crisscross the county this summer to share environmental experiences with students, I can’t help but notice all of the ...

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