but we do know that milkweed plants contain a toxin called glycoside. Because of all this dining on the milkweed plant, monarch caterpillars and butterflies are known to be toxic to predators.

However, well-intentioned gardeners have been making the common mistake of overwatering their milkweed while the plants are dormant, which can cause root rot and kill the plant. Monarch butterflies ...

As gardeners, we often find joy in welcoming butterflies into our backyards. With their whimsical charm, butterflies are not ...

When oleander aphids infested tropical milkweed, monarch butterflies laid fewer eggs on the plant, and the caterpillars developing on those plants were slower to mature. The researchers will next ...

The plight of monarch butterflies is well known ... It thrives in spring, summer, fall and winter. Native milkweed plants, on the other hand, die back after they bloom. They also have flowers and lush ...

The Marion-based Monarch Research Project will host an Orange Alert rally on Sunday to fire up local conservationists and ...

Pollinators recognize a good thing when they see it — and so do gardeners in search of organic pest control. As one put it, ...

Monarch butterflies are beginning to return to Minnesota and ... People can help by planting both native nectar and host ...

this is because of the decreasing number of milkweed plants. The milkweed plant is the only plant monarch butterflies can lay their eggs on and that caterpillars can eat. “If you lose your ...

Transition Habitat Conservancy will host an open house at the “Monarch Butterfly Migration Mapping and Waystation” in Pinon ...

VERNON — Vernon is an entry point for monarch butterflies migrating north from their wintering grounds in Mexico. In June, a group of nature lovers got together on the back deck of Vermont Woods ...

Uganda is home to over 1,200 butterfly species. African monarch butterflies are one of the most common species of butterflies ...