By Bobby Bascomb A study in the United States found a dramatic 22% decline in butterfly populations between 2000 and 2020.

A team of more than 30 researchers analyzed 12.6 million butterfly sightings across 76,000 population surveys. They found ...

A new report finds that butterfly populations in the continental U.S. declined by one fifth between 2000 and 2020—but it’s ...

Next time you’re outside, say a silent thanks for the many unsung insect pollinators helping to keep our ecosystems healthy.

Researchers identified over 100 species that have dropped by more than 50 percent in the last two decades: "This is a wake-up ...

As we move into April and more butterfly species mature and take flight, you can incorporate a variety of early-blooming native plants into the garden to attract them.

The chief causes of the decline include habitat destruction, drier and hotter climate due to climate change and insecticide ...

The number of butterflies in the contiguous United States declined by 22 percent this century, a collapse with potentially ...

Little-understood and vastly underappreciated, insects play an outsize role in supporting life on earth. They pollinate ...

Butterfly populations in the U.S. declined by 22% from 2000 to 2020, with 13 times as many species declining as increasing.

“You can really make a difference to the local population. Any individual flower you put out it likely to get visited,” said Nick Dorian, a post-doctoral researcher at the Chicago Botanic Garden who ...

Petersen did say that eight species are expected to no longer exist in Minnesota. Butterflies are disappearing due to habitat loss, fragmentation and insecticides To help with these issues, the ...