Richland County residents are invited to help the declining monarch butterfly population by collecting milkweed seed pods now ...

When a neighbor ran out of food for her children's caterpillars, this farmer sprang into action and rustled up some proper ...

One of the most customary areas where common milkweed persisted profusely was in and around the edges of agricultural fields.

Milkweed is the only host plant of monarch butterflies, meaning it’s the only plant monarch butterflies will lay eggs on and ...

The increasing intensity and frequency of extreme heat likely compounds stresses on the iconic butterfly, worrying biologists ...

As scientists stress the importance of providing as much of this valuable plant as possible, gardeners often ask: Does milkweed need full sun to thrive? Find out if you have the proper growing ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story first appeared on the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website. COLUMBUS — Picking and planting ...

One sign of fall, is the colors on tree leaves are beginning to change into hues of red, orange, and gold. What a beautiful ...

All milkweed plants — tropical or native — are good for butterflies and other pollinators, right? For the most part, that’s true. However, there is much debate between policymakers and the ...

As a proof of principle, the team began with milkweed seed pellets, as described in a 2023 paper, and have now expanded to corn-shaped pellets for milkweeds and wildflowers. They recently planted ...

At a reserve outside of Chico, California a landscape’s rebound following the Park Fire holds lessons for living with ...

This milkweed can grow in almost any kind of soil and can be found in farm fields, along roadsides, and in wild meadows. It grows in colonies of single-stemmed plants. Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias ...