Monarch butterfly populations are endangered, to the point that the 1.2 million Western monarchs counted in 1997 plummeted to fewer than 2,000 by 2020. Here are ways we can help them survive.

Recently, local monarch enthusiasts have introduced tropical milkweed - a source of food for the butterflies - into their gardens to support the beloved insect's journey. Despite strong messaging ...

Native milkweed plants — the kind good for butterflies — are coming out of dormancy and starting to sprout, so be patient. Southern California gardeners should be able to buy narrow-leaf ...

It’s hard to overlook the brilliant orange and black wings of a monarch butterfly as it moves through a garden of flowers. It ...

In the meantime, monarch lovers have a message: plant milkweed. 7 facts about monarch butterflies. 1. The butterflies' distinctive coloring warns predators that the monarch is foul tasting and ...

The Monarch Joint Venture has great information about creating monarch butterfly habitat, and the Save Our Monarchs Foundation will give you 100 packs of milkweed seeds in exchange for a $25 ...

A delayed monarch migration. This is the reason Tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica), an introduced species native to Mexico, is developing a bad reputation among monarch biologists and ...

The monarch butterfly can’t live without milkweed, often considered a nuisance plant. As the insect's numbers plummet, efforts to save them are underway.

Milkweed can grow in a wide variety of environments from roadsides and abandoned lots to the edge of fields, meadows, and ...

Monarch butterflies depend on milkweed and its close relatives to complete their life cycle. The study’s findings suggest that when aphids attack tropical milkweed, they compromise this monarch ...

In fact, leading studies have estimated that 1.3 billion milkweed stems are needed across the monarch’s breeding range to stabilize its population. Offering federal tax credits, similar to tax ...

A Monarch caterpillar munching on a milkweed leaf. The milkweed tussock moth (Euchaetes egle) is native to this area. Its range in the U.S. extends from Maine to Minnesota, south to Florida and Texas.