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

"Across the board ... everyone is on alert because that eastern population of monarchs has been dwindling by heavy percentages since the 1990s." The decline can be attributed, in part, to the loss of ...

Changing and falling leaves are a sure sign of fall, and so are milkweed seed pods starting to dry out in preparation of being harvested. Milkweed is the only host plant of monarch butterflies ...

Staff at Milberger's Certified Butterfly Garden and area gardeners report that the migrating monarchs have already laid eggs that have hatched. The caterpillars are eating available milkweed.

OHIO, USA — The Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative (OPHI) is collecting milkweed pods due to the decline in the monarch butterfly population and its recent designation as an endangered species.

Our expert gardener offers tips to keep your seeds and seedlings in fighting shape for spring, including milkweed and ...

What could be more magical than waking up in the morning and discovering a pixie in your backyard? Make that a Red-bordered ...

If you’ve never handled milkweed before, there’s a few things you should know about the native wildflower monarch caterpillars exclusively feed on. Milkweed contains toxins harmful to animals ...

“We have all of our local native plant growers here to try to get people to grow more milkweed and nectaring plants in general. They (monarchs) need nectar to have energy for their migration ...

Planting flowering plants—but not tropical milkweed—along the migration path won't hurt and may provide a source of nectar for traveling butterflies. "One of the best things people can do to ...