Butterflies are some of the most beautiful insects. There are also many beautiful moths. They have three main body regions ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 23, 2020) Pesticide spray drift from adjacent farmlands expose butterfly larvae to lethal pesticide concentrations, according to research published in Environmental ...

Raising butterflies from the larval stage to the adult stage can be a satisfying and educational hobby. It allows you to observe the amazing transformational metamorphosis at home within the safety of ...

Everyone loves butterflies! Understanding the life cycle of butterflies is the first step to attracting these pollinators in your garden. The key is to provide food and protection for every stage of ...

It’s hard to overlook the brilliant orange and black wings of a monarch butterfly as it moves through a garden of flowers. It’s also hard to believe that the life cycle of this incredibly colorful ...

Utility corridors or right of ways (ROWs) provide elaborate and often interconnected green corridors considered by many to be valuable ecosystem-worthy green spaces. When managed properly, these areas ...

Our neighbor Mary has a small patch of milkweed behind her potting shed. It’s shaded by a young sassafras tree, and some Japanese stilt grass is pushing its way in as well. We use neighbor John and ...

The arrival of monarchs in the Northeast is one of nature’s most beautiful spectacles. Their grueling journey pays off, but it’s a miraculous flight that requires multiple generations of butterflies.

If your garden is bursting with zinnia, coneflower, black-eyed Susan, bee balm, butterfly bush, milkweed, or lantana blooms, you likely see butterflies flitting around regularly from spring through ...

The lime swallowtail butterfly — an invasive species that hails from Asia and which has damaged citrus trees throughout the Caribbean for nearly 20 years — has reached Florida. The butterfly is fairly ...