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

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

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

High-altitude planting could buffer the trees, and the migratory butterflies that roost in them, against the effects of ...

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

These hardy native wildflowers are cold, heat, salt, and drought-tolerant; they’ll also grow in poor soils. They thrive in full sun. Nebraska is home to many native species of milkweed. While they’re ...

According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the pollinator's population and sole source of food and habitat, milkweed, have declined by 90% since 1992. In June 2022, the International ...

Clover flowers can attract insects like bees and ants, which may bring in snakes that hunt for these creatures. The low-growing clover can also provide sh ...

Pregnant and nursing women or people with health problems shouldn’t use goldenrod supplements. Photo Credit: Wackybadger / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 The butterfly milkweed, also known as ...

The 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 recently unlocked new insights into how the red milkweed beetle thrives on toxic plants, shedding light on the ecological, evolutionary, and potential economic impacts of insect-plant ...

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 interactions from a ...