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Retired schoolteacher Tachi Dellinger pointed inside a mesh box, where three green chrysalises hung. “This one is starting to change color,” Dellinger said. “It will turn jet black ... when it's ready ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The end of summer and the beginning of fall is a unique time in Missouri when we see more pollinators as they ...

Our neighbor Mary has a small patch of milkweed behind her potting shed. It’s shaded by a young sassafras tree, and some Japanese stilt grass is pushing its way in as well. We use neighbor John and ...

NEW YORK — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is encouraging wildlife enthusiasts to help Monarch butterflies on their yearly flight south to warmer climates. In New York, ...

While I suspect the majority of people here in Texas have seen a monarch butterfly, most probably don’t know that they make one of the most amazing migrations on the planet. Monarchs, known for their ...

The iconic monarch butterfly is declining across North America. You can help make a difference by providing the species with its food plant: milkweed. A monarch butterfly gliding over a field on ...

Photo Caption: This is one of a dozen winter monarch butterflies that were raised from larvae found by Bob Pish shortly before Christmas. Photograph by Bob Pish. During the 12 years this column has ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The end of summer and the beginning of fall is a unique time in Missouri when we see more pollinators as they migrate south before it gets cold. One of those pollinators is the ...