Monarch caterpillars feed exclusively on milkweed. Monarch butterflies are disappearing. Populations of these distinctive black and orange migratory insects have been in precipitous decline for the ...

Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed monarch butterflies, whose numbers in the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In recent years, the monarch butterfly population has decreased by ...

Non-native milkweed species planted in the southern U.S. could harm monarch butterflies as temperatures rise. Jason G. Goldman reports. Monarch butterflies depend on milkweed. They lay their eggs on ...

Some milkweed species are attractive additions to home landscapes, and monarch butterflies like them too. Here are some tips from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulturists on ...

Western monarch butterflies cluster at the Pacific Grove Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary in 2016. (Connie Masotti) To the editor: As you note in your editorial, planting milkweed is critical to support ...

One of the most widely recognized butterflies in North America, the monarch, is disappearing fast. Most of that decline is blamed on changing land use, but property owners can help shore up the ...

Populations of these distinctive black and orange migratory insects have been in precipitous decline for the past 20 years, but scientists aren't exactly sure what's causing them to vanish. So far, ...

Dara Satterfield hadn’t planned to conduct experiments at the Texas State Fair, but that is where her study subjects showed up in October. She was still in Georgia when they arrived, so she hurriedly ...