Butterfly weed, a form of milkweed, provides monarch caterpillars ... Purple coneflower is a native perennial that you must plant in every monarch-friendly garden. Its thick, upright stems ...

It was about eight months ago when construction worker Jeff Smith stumbled upon something in his garden that would quickly become his passion. “It was a complete accident, ” said the Buccaneer Point ...

Late last year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service took an important step toward putting the monarch butterfly on the ...

Monarch butterfly populations have declined nearly 95% since the 1950's, mainly due to habitat loss. The Deschutes Land Trust ...

Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects ... also found no evidence of population decline in monarchs, or in common milkweed, the butterflies’ main larval host plant. They did this by ...

We have just learned that the iconic monarch butterfly may be placed on the ... If you already have tropical milkweed in your garden, cut it all the way back to the ground after caterpillars ...

We take the graceful beauty of the monarch butterfly for granted. This iconic species undertakes one of the world’s greatest ...

Usefully, the listing would legally protect the groves of trees near the California coast where western monarchs overwinter.

FILE - A monarch butterfly on milkweed in bloom ... Gardeners can also plant milkweed, the main food source for monarch caterpillars. “It’s really an all-hands-on-deck effort that’s required ...

The colorful black and orange wings dazzle kids and parents alike, as do the fat striped caterpillars that feast on milkweed plants. But an alarming decline in state monarch butterfly populations ...

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus ... Monarch butterflies use only milkweed as the food plant for their larvae. They cannot sustain their existence without it. Many varieties of milkweed ...