Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. NASHVILLE — After all my blue false indigo was killed by a late frost, I went down to ...

Monarch butterfly caterpillars will headbutt each other when food is scarce, according to new research. Florida Atlantic University In the animal kingdom, even the creatures that might strike humans ...

Yellow crazy ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes) threaten invertebrates on many tropical islands, but little work has been done in continental ecosystems. We found 4.4–16.0 times more cruiser butterfly ...

Every beautiful butterfly was once a caterpillar, and caterpillars have to eat. This may surprise you, but the average ...

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. They are ravenous and ...

Q. I have a hop tree for giant swallowtail butterfly larvae. It has whiteflies. Will insecticidal soap kill the butterfly larvae? J.C., A. Insecticidal soap will not harm people or animals, but it is ...

Researchers thought 30 years ago that they just introduced some Glanville fritillary butterfly larvae on a small island in the Åland islands, Finland. Little did they know that within the butterfly ...

Shervin Hess / Oregon Zoo Conservationists from the Oregon Zoo and its partners released 483 Oregon silverspot butterfly larvae in the coast range last week, marking the final group of the season in ...

Michael F. Braby received funding from The Department of Industry, Innovation and Science who provided generous funding for a Citizen Science Grant, number CSG56074 "Butterflies Australia: a national ...

If you have a sunny backyard and are thinking of a creative way to utilize the space, may I suggest a butterfly house? I once visited a butterfly house in Israel that was several thousand square feet ...