MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its ...

ALEXANDRIA — The National Garden Bureau has named 2025 the Year of Asclepias (milkweed) — and for good reason. This resilient ...

The Western population of the monarch butterfly hit a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this ...

In 2023, more than 16,000 butterflies were counted at one local grove. The most recent count was a tiny fraction of that.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking steps to list monarch butterflies as threatened species and designate seven ...

Some research indicates that certain types of milkweed such as Asclepias Curassavica the tropical variety sold at home ...

You may be aware that Monarch butterflies are endangered. This is due to the loss of habitat and the use of pesticides.

Habitat destruction ... Xerces Society and the University of Nevada-Reno found that milkweed leaves, the main food source for the monarch caterpillar, were contaminated by 64 pesticides.

What is the status of the monarch butterfly in the U.S. and is it listed as threatened or endangered? -- M. Smith, Raleigh, ...