While spring bird migration starts at different times in different regions, winter prep is always a good idea — otherwise you ...

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Monarch butterfly caterpillars only eat leaves from the milkweed genus, Asclepias spp., so it’s critical for those butterflies that we try to grow as many of these plants as we can. Collecting ...

There is good news about the monarch butterfly migration this year. It looks like the number of butterflies that made it to their overwintering grounds in Mexico has nearly doubled compared to last ...

The Richland Soil and Water Conservation District is collecting milkweed seed pods to help support the declining monarch butterfly population. Milkweed is the only plant monarch butterflies will lay ...

Q: My milkweed has orange bugs on its seed pods. Are they harmful? No, they’re not going to damage the plant enough to warrant intervention. These are native insects, and they are part of the ...

Tropical milkweed was added to Florida's invasive species list in June 2025. This non-native plant hosts a parasite that harms monarch and queen butterflies. Florida has 21 native milkweed species ...

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Honeyvine milkweed, a native Indiana plant related to the common milkweed, is considered a weed due to its aggressive growth. While the vine's roots are hardy and difficult to kill, regular trimming ...

Some plants win your heart through their beauty, others through their ease of cultivation, and still others through their ability to attract birds, bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. But ...

Last summer, my mother’s cousin Bonnie, who has a cabin in Ely, was kind enough to let me look through her expansive recipe collection. While conversing about recipes, she told me about a milkweed ...