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

Milkweed can grow in a wide variety of environments from roadsides and abandoned lots to the edge of fields, meadows, and ...

PRO TIP: You will be smart to buy butterfly netting prior to buying your milkweed plant. You’ll want to have it ready to go ...

Close your eyes and imagine a butterfly.Chances are you may have pictured a monarch, with its blazing orange and black wings.They are some of North America’s most iconic butterflies, but they ...

Tropical Milkweed is a popular ornamental plant featuring bright orange and yellow flowers. It is often planted in yards to attract the iconic monarch butterfly, which lays its eggs on the ...

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 ...

Bayer Hawaii, in partnership with Sharing the Butterfly Experience, will be giving away 30 Monarch Butterfly Kits at the 2025 Maui AgFest & 4-H Livestock Fair on May 31 at the War Memorial Complex ...

Iconic monarch butterfly recommended for ‘threatened’ list as population shrinks. December 14, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. by Stanley Dunlap / Georgia Recorder ...

A monarch butterfly awaits release July 27 from Orlan Love’s biotent in Quasqueton. (Orlan Love/correspondent) Buy Photo “Monarch eggs, caterpillars and adults have ...

“They have smaller flowers so butterflies with tiny proboscides can reach the nectar,” she said. “Butterfly bush (Buddleja) is also a good option, and of course, milkweed produces flowers which ...

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.