(Beyond Pesticides, April 23, 2020) Pesticide spray drift from adjacent farmlands expose butterfly larvae to lethal pesticide concentrations, according to research published in Environmental ...

An expert has confirmed what backyard gardeners and amateur naturalists have been saying for weeks: There are fewer monarch butterflies in Illinois this summer. At the national Monarch Larva ...

CHICAGO — An expert has confirmed what backyard gardeners and amateur naturalists have been saying for weeks: There are fewer monarch butterflies in Illinois this summer. At the national Monarch Larva ...

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL--Milkweeds growing in cornfields sometimes support monarch butterfly larvae at the same time the corn is shedding its pollen, according to a survey of cornfields in the Midwest, ...

The late Isaac Asimov said that the most exciting phrase in science is not “eureka!,” but “that’s funny.” David De La Mater experienced one of those exciting Asimov moments when he was going over data ...

Besides milkweed, monarchs need access to lots of nectar plants to build up their body fat for the long trip south. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) last week added the ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) — The Burpee Museum of Natural History kicked off a monarch adoption program that teaches local kids to love the planet. Starting on Friday, families can pick up a monarch larva to ...

As fall approaches, signals tell the monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) to start their journey toward their overwintering sites. They may sense the Earth’s magnetic fields, internal sun compass ...