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

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.

Another sign of fall is seeing milkweed seed pods starting to dry out in preparation for being harvested. Milkweed is the only host plant of monarch butterflies, meaning it’s the only plant monarch ...

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

Scientists have learned that Monarch butterflies flying through Maryland, on their migration to Mexico, are not getting ...

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 ...

Adult monarch butterflies possess two pairs of brilliant orange-red wings, featuring black veins and white spots along the edges. Males, who possess distinguishing black dots along the veins of their ...

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

There's more to the journey of monarch butterflies than you may know. Study this monarch migration map to see the route the ...