Monarch butterflies are facing habitat loss and environmental challenges, but milkweed plants are essential for their survival. Different species of milkweed thrive in various environments, so choose ...

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

T he goal of the Native Milkweed Project in San Antonio is to figure out which of six native milkweed species is the easiest to grow, what are the most successful growing techniques, and which is ...

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

An overwhelming response led to the distribution of 780,000 milkweed seed packets in 2023, an effort that sought to restore landscapes and preserve habitats for pollinator species. However ...

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

Biologists have curated the red milkweed beetle's genome and its arsenal of genes related to plant-feeding and other biological traits. They sequenced and assembled the entire genome of the ...

The increasing intensity and frequency of extreme heat likely compounds stresses on the iconic butterfly, worrying biologists ...

But planting more milkweed isn’t enough to solve the problem ... is working to increase pollinator habitats across the park system by removing invasive species and fostering new growth through ...

Examples of such plants include zinnias, coneflowers, and milkweed. Montgomery explains ... it is possible to have a garden featuring both types of flowers, but emphasizes the importance ...

Milkweeds and milkweed beetles (genus Tetraopes ... nasty type of toxin called cardiac glycosides alongside other types of toxins that come with it," Adams said. "For many insects that eat ...