Spooky season is in full swing over in Missouri. A biologist recently spotted and photographed a super rare white monarch ...

Texas' official state insect is on its way from Canada to Mexico — and you may be just in time to witness the remarkable ...

For years, planting milkweed was the go-to way to help monarchs. Now, scientists say it may be fueling a parasite that’s ...

Alonso notes that the most important thing anyone can do, especially in the U.S., is plant milkweed native to where they live ...

I have been wondering if it would have been more likely to be struck by lightning,” said the biologist who spotted the rare ...

Some milkweed species are attractive additions to home landscapes, and monarch butterflies like them too. Here are some tips from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulturists on ...

These amazing creatures spend their summers mating and pollinating in the southern parts of Canada and northern United States ...

First, the bleak butterfly news: The population of monarchs passing the winter in Mexico appears to have fallen. Now, the good news for Illinois’ state insect: The Field Museum is trying to figure out ...

Some monarch butterfly researchers are questioning Marin County and other counties’ recent decision to ban tropical milkweed sales as a way to protect the state’s dwindling populations of the iconic ...

BUTTE CITY — River Partners and allies planted milkweed Friday at Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area to provide a breeding ground for the western monarch butterfly, one of the most beloved and well-known ...

Kay MacNeil, of Frankfort, describes herself as “a seriously deranged lover of caterpillars and butterflies.” As a child, she came down with a terrible rash on her arms. Her family physician ...