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 host ...

Their study, "Functional and evolutionary insights into chemosensation and specialized herbivory from the genome of the red ...

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 ...

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 ...

Photo Credit: Wackybadger / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 The butterfly milkweed, also known as butterfly weed and orange milkweed, is listed on the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Plants of Merit, ...

Nebraska is home to many native species of milkweed. While they’re typically not a welcome sight in the landscape, it’s about time we embrace them. Milkweed plants get a bad rap for being so prolific ...

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 ...

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 ...

Upcoming plant sales and talks on growing garlic, marigolds and tropical Bromeliads, making autumn gardening more fun.

As the native plant movement grows, more people are creating biodiverse habitats at home. But they're clashing with neighbors ...