Butterflies are common throughout the world; however, there is more to them than meets the eye. From optical illusions in ...

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

Monarch butterflies are at risk across North America. You can help them. Here's how to build a butterfly habitat in your yard and other monarch facts.

This article was published this week by Extension Educator Chris Enroth, and I thought it would be a perfect time to share right after last week’s article on monarch butterflies. Chris says ...

FILE – Monarch butterflies from Canada stop to rest in Wendy Park on their way to Mexico, Sept. 12, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) Expand. By Associated Press.

ASGA's vice president of science and innovation told sugarbeet growers the potential listing of monarch butterflies as threatened could be difficult for those who planted milkweed for them.

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

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After two consecutive years of increases, the population of Western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast dropped by 30% in late 2023, according to numbers released on Tuesday ...

A monarch butterfly makes a stop on a butterfly bush in a flower garden north of Durango on Aug. 25. Monarchs that overwinter in California and migrate to Colorado for the summer increased from a ...

"Monarch butterflies are a very charismatic species, they're pretty, we like them. But they also indicate ecosystem health," Mauk said. "Monarchs are facing a lot of different challenges.