Like many other insects, a single female monarch can lay hundreds of eggs. And because milkweed still is readily available, monarchs appear to be able to bounce back each year despite fewer numbers of ...

Butterflies will only lay their eggs on milkweed ... After all, it is National Plant a Flower Day. Monarch caterpillars are ...

The monarch butterfly, long idolized for its epic migrations and delicate beauty, is facing another alarming chapter in its ...

These caterpillars exclusively feed on milkweed, and the flowers provide nectar for the adult butterflies. Look for off-white or faintly yellow colored monarch eggs on milkweed leaves. Follow the ...

DESCRIPTION: The monarch is a ... from Mexico to Canada. Butterflies fly north from inland Mexico beginning in late February and following the progression of blooming milkweed as spring and summer ...

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 ...

But monarchs cannot survive without milkweed, as they eat only milkweed, and it is the only plant on which monarch butterflies will lay their eggs. Shifting priorities in land management has resulted ...

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

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

Citizen scientists are called on to help with tagging monarch butterflies and find out why their numbers are dropping.

lay eggs and grow the generation that will eventually head south in the fall. In a 2022 study, we analyzed counts of monarch butterflies during the North American Butterfly Association’s annual ...

In the spring, as monarch butterflies fly north, they make a stop-off in the Natural State. Perched on milkweed, they breed and lay their eggs. Subscribe to continue reading, or log in.