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

When Tiburon Peninsula GreenTeam member Kathy McLeod arrived at the downtown butterfly garden earlier this month to check on ...

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

In just two weeks, as little as three larvae can destroy all cotton bolls. One major prevention method that proves successful ...

Last week, we began a discussion about the need for pollinator pathways or highways. Migrating pollinators, such as hummingbirds and monarch butterflies, need a steady supply of nectar, host plants, ...

Each winter, one of nature’s most spectacular phenomena unfolds along California’s central coast when thousands of monarch butterflies arrive at their overwintering sites. Places like Pacific Grove, ...

When to Spot Monarch Butterflies in Arizona. Monarch butterflies migrate with the sole purpose of avoiding the winter cold. Monarch butterflies migrate because they do not ‘overwinter’—the ...

When to Spot Monarch Butterflies in Alabama. Monarch butterflies follow a two-way migration pattern to avoid winter. A two-way migration pattern is when an insect or animal migrates between two places ...

Milkweed provides all of the nutrients that a monarch caterpillar needs to survive, grow, and, most importantly, transform into their iconic butterfly form. Because of this, these caterpillars ...

Monarch butterflies pollinate many of Michigan's plants, according to the DNR, but are threatened and in need of conservation in Michigan and elsewhere. "Insects travel to flowering plants, ...

Monarch butterflies pollinate many of Michigan's plants, according to the DNR, but are threatened and in need of conservation in Michigan and elsewhere. "Insects travel to flowering plants, ...

Group of Monarch Butterflies. By Scott Clark from Lexington KY, USA - ¡Mariposa Monarcha!, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. In the wild, survival isn’t just about being the strongest or fastest – ...