Taking a walk in the Midwest today is a different experience than it was 30 years ago. That's because butterfly populations there have been in "precipitous decline," with all 136 species examined in a ...

An injured butterfly can now fly after a wing transplant from a dead insect. The monarch butterfly was brought to Sweetbriar Nature Center in Long Island, New York, with its wing bent and torn, unable ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — When most people think of the Pennsylvania Farm Show, they’ll think of animals like cows and horses. But some much smaller creatures are also part of the Farm Show, and they ...

Climate warming reduces nectar quality in flowers, leaving migrating monarch butterflies with less energy to survive winter.

The world has lost more than one quarter of its land-dwelling insects in the past 30 years, according to researchers whose big picture study of global bug decline paints a disturbing but more nuanced ...

By Barbara Bryson, Kim Kelly and Cynthia Lafferty This month, we have two contributors to the Garden Palette — our native plant expert, Cynthia Lafferty from Doak Creek Natives and Barbara ...

Gardeners are scrambling to help the threatened monarch butterfly by planting more milkweed, the insect's host plant. Drought, loss of habitat and pesticides have decimated stands of milkweed along ...

Whether it’s seaweed cloaks or see-through wings, these animals know how to hide. Meet four masters of disguise who’ve turned camouflage and mimicry into a work of art.

Butterfly garden ideas include nectar and host plants, water access, and pest-minimising practices to attract and support ...