This is great news for the nearly-extinct monarch butterflies, which will pass through the area as they migrate back to ...

Researchers have unlocked new insights into how the milkweed beetle thrives on toxic plants, shredding light on insect-plant ...

After 600 seeded containers of six native milkweeds and three years of classes, here's where the Native Milkweed Project in ...

Studying the secrets of how the common red milkweed beetle can safely feed on a toxic plant helps illuminate the ecological, ...

Milkweed and wildflowers may soon be a common sight growing around cornfields in an effort to help increase biodiversity in ...

Monarch butterfly numbers are dwindling and have been for decades. According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the pollinator's population and sole source of food and habitat ...

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.

The Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District is the local collection station for mature common milkweed seed pods in Lucas ...

Examples of such plants include zinnias, coneflowers, and milkweed. Montgomery explains, “Double-flowering varieties make it difficult or impossible for pollinators to reach the nectar and ...

Although the relationship between the red milkweed beetle and milkweed plants has been studied for nearly 150 years, an Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station scientist recently joined ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Studying the secrets of how the common red milkweed beetle can safely feed on a toxic plant helps illuminate the ecological, evolutionary and economic impact of insect-plant ...