It’s also home to the state’s only “Monarch City.” Monarch City USA, an environmental group dedicated to preserving the ...

Once you know the difference, it's easy to identify a viceroy butterfly vs a monarch. See what their wings and caterpillars ...

Creating a haven for monarch butterflies in your backyard is more than just a joy for the eyes—it’s a crucial way to support ...

Black swallow-wort - an invasive weed - is taking over gardens across Greater Boston, including Jamaica Plain and East Boston ...

By Jeff Gaffney Every fall and winter, one of the most delicate, iconic, endangered visitors, the western Monarch butterfly, ...

Habitat loss, climate change and the use of pesticides are to blame for the population decline of monarchs, says Karen Oberhauser, the co-founder and co-director of the Monarch Larva Monitoring ...

Monarch butterflies cannot fly at temperatures below 55 degrees. Instead, they huddle together in orange and black clusters in the trees until the air warms again. (Kristel Tjandra — Herald ...

One Mid-Michigan woman, Lorie Dumond, is doing her part to help the struggling species. For the past 12 years, Dumond has ...

The implementation plan includes replanting more than 1,200 eucalyptus and native trees in the monarch butterfly habitat areas, installation of more than 100,000 native plants to increase nectar ...

The migratory monarch butterfly was flagged as endangered on the IUCN Red List, but federal protection in the US is still up in the air. Lauren J. Young Aug 8, 2022 7:00 PM EDT ...

Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is a required host for monarch caterpillars in the beginning stages of life. It grows up to 5 feet tall, and blooms white and purple from June through August.