If you're a part of the "pollination frenzy," as described by Heather Kirk-Ballard, you may be observing the results of monarch butterfly caterpillars being, to quote Eric Carle, "very hungry" and ...

Milkweed is a drought-tolerant and deer-resistant perennial plant named for its milky latex sap. It is a great host plant for many beneficial insects including Monarch butterflies, bees, beetles and ...

In the early 2000s, Andrew LeStourgeon was studying forensic psychology in New York City when he decided he was much more interested in the restaurant work he’d always done to make money. “I realized ...

When food and space get scarce, competition can bring out the worst in monarch caterpillars. In the laboratory, researchers watched as roaming caterpillars looking for a hard-to-find meal started head ...

Researchers have discovered a new relationship between climate change, monarch butterflies and milkweed plants. It turns out that warming temperatures don't just affect the monarch, Danaus plexippus, ...