Richland County residents are invited to help the declining monarch butterfly population by collecting milkweed seed pods now ...

In a continuing sign of Lilesville’s tourist attraction potential, Whimsical Wings Butterfly Farm will be opening this April, ...

One sign of fall, is the colors on tree leaves are beginning to change into hues of red, orange, and gold. What a beautiful ...

These butterflies are currently migrating through Ohio on their way to Mexico, where they spend the winter. Various species ...

The increasing intensity and frequency of extreme heat likely compounds stresses on the iconic butterfly, worrying biologists ...

Many butterflies have a small group of plants the caterpillars use as host plants. Monarch caterpillars need milkweed plants and leaves. We need to plant a large variety of host plants and leave ...

More and more gardeners are adding native plants to their landscapes. These plants provide more than beautiful flowers for us ...

Samantha Taylor of Bolivar and her neighbors, Sarah Venery and Heather Mesler, have been raising and releasing monarch ...

There has been a decline in monarch butterfly numbers at the Te Puna Quarry Park butterfly sanctuary - a trend echoed around ...

In southeastern Manitoba, Norm Gregoire, who works with species at risk, has noticed something surprising this September: a ...

Milkweed is the only host plant of monarch butterflies, meaning it’s the only plant monarch butterflies will lay eggs on and ...

Milkweed is the only host plant of monarch butterflies, meaning it’s the only plant on which monarchs will lay eggs and eat. Milkweed also provides a food source for many other pollinators.