AFRICA: CREATURES consuming species that contain deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to stay alive. The ...

“Turning areas that had been maintained turf grass into meadows made a lot of sense operationally. After the first-year ...

While Bronson always hopes for more butterflies, she expects this season’s count to be low like last year, when the Pismo Beach Butterfly Grove hosted only 556 butterflies at the peak of the season, ...

There is good news about the monarch butterfly migration this year. It looks like the number of butterflies that made it to their overwintering grounds in Mexico has nearly doubled compared to last ...

It’s the Year of the Asclepias as designated by the National Garden Bureau. In other words, the year of the milkweed. Asclepias is the milkweed genus. With milkweed pods releasing seeds attached to ...

Have you noticed groups of black bugs with colorful markings hanging out on the sidewalk or your porch? Maybe you’ve seen them on fruit trees or in your veggie garden. It can seem like they’re ...

Not including animals like the bald eagle or Eastern bluebird, the monarch butterflies have garnered much interest in people. This beautiful insect with a 3½-inch to 4-inch wingspan has seen its ...

Q: My milkweed has orange bugs on its seed pods. Are they harmful? No, they’re not going to damage the plant enough to warrant intervention. These are native insects, and they are part of the ...

Q: My milkweed seed pods have clusters of bugs on them that are orange and black. What are they, and what should I do about them? Write to the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Center for Home Gardening at ...

Using pesticides to get rid of the annoying bugs will kill insects that benefit your garden and the ecosystem, experts say. DebraLee Wiseberg/Getty Images As we head into the fall, pollinators might ...

Tropical milkweed was added to Florida's invasive species list in June 2025. This non-native plant hosts a parasite that harms monarch and queen butterflies. Florida has 21 native milkweed species ...