Raising butterflies from the larval stage to the adult stage can be a satisfying and educational hobby. It allows you to observe the amazing transformational metamorphosis at home within the safety of ...

It’s National Pollinator Week, an annual event created to bring attention to the sharp decline in pollinator numbers due to habitat loss, pesticide use and climate change. Butterflies often capture ...

As July sunlight pokes through the trees, a butterfly egg rests gently in Wojciech Poreba’s palm as he sifts through milkweed leaves at Hamlet Park in Cottage Grove. At age 25, Poreba has four years ...

Distinguishing butterfly caterpillars from moth caterpillars -- How to find butterfly caterpillars -- Identifying caterpillars -- Butterfly biology -- Butterfly gardening -- Raising butterfly ...

Ten years ago, I started raising monarch butterflies for purely selfish reasons. They are pretty and the woman I love wanted to release them at our wedding. Neither one of us knew at the time that our ...

When I was 8 years old and in second grade my aunt bought me a kit to raise Monarch butterflies. I was then, and still am obsessed with butterflies. The kit came with the Monarch butterfly eggs, food ...

Imagination is taking flight this spring at Hollibrook Elementary School. Students in the classes of Stephanie Wilbratte and Julie Wakser have been raising butterflies this school year, watching the ...