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

Many weeds actually have beautiful flowers and have become popular in landscaping. So, is milkweed an unwanted plant or does it have many virtues? There are about 200 species of milkweed around ...

"Typically, milkweed plants are grown out from seedlings and then transplanted, a process that has limited farmer adoption of flowering strips near cornfields," said Antonio DiTommaso, professor ...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is encouraging the picking and planting of milkweed seed pods this fall to help future eastern monarch butterflies. Picking and planting milkweed seed pods ...

There has been a decline in monarch butterfly numbers at the Te Puna Quarry Park butterfly sanctuary - a trend echoed around ...

As the days grow shorter and the temperatures drop, protecting your garden plants from the harsh winter elements becomes a top priority. Creating microclimates in your garden is an effective way to ...

There has been a decline in monarch butterfly numbers at the Te Puna Quarry Park butterfly sanctuary - a trend echoed around ...

Norm Twigge, former chairman of the trust, has seen a huge drop in numbers at the butterfly sanctuary at Te Puna Quarry Park.

Monarchs are in decline due to habitat loss both in their breeding grounds in the U.S. and Canada, and in their over-wintering grounds in Mexico.

Rosales/The Nature Conservancy) A small team of volunteers spent a few hours scrambling across fire-ravaged mountainsides, planting hundreds of seedlings as part of a monumental recovery effort ...

Swamp milkweed is a perennial plant native to North America and a well-known pollinator that attracts monarch butterflies. Monarchs lay their eggs on swamp milkweeds and thrive in average soil as long ...

Strolling through Shahnagar village in Bogura offers a rare treat for the eyes – fields adorned with polythene sheets protecting tiny vegetable seedlings, and sprawling greenhouses dedicated to a ...