A new WWF report said there was a promising 64 per cent increase in the area of forest occupied by monarch butterflies in ...

The monarch butterfly life cycle begins with a whirl of wings in the heat of the summer sun. As a female monarch sips nectar ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We have been encouraging our backyard milkweed to grow ever since we moved over five years ago. I have friends who have issues ...

“Plant a milkweed, save a monarch” is a familiar rallying cry among nature enthusiasts working to conserve this iconic butterfly. But monarchs are not the only insects that depend on milkweed. Several ...

Monarch butterflies, with their striking orange and black wings, are some of the most recognizable butterflies in North America. But they're in trouble. Monarch caterpillars can only eat the leaves of ...

A trio of German entomologists has found that young monarch caterpillars switch from avoiding milkweed-toxin-rich latex to eating it as they get older. Their paper is published in the journal ...

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Every Monday in August, Heidi Emmons is leading a group of citizen scientists into fields containing milkweed to count monarch caterpillars and eggs. The goal is to learn more about how monarch ...

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The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this winter, a foreboding sign for the future of the beloved ...

An unlikely group of New Yorkers is winning small victories in the battle to protect butterfly habitats. Robyn ElmanCredit...Karine Aigner Supported by By Hilary Howard The Long Island Expressway is ...

Habitat loss, pesticides and disease have made those encounters increasingly rare. Local entomologists and residents are ...