Like most people, we encourage milkweed growth for the endangered monarch butterflies. A milkweed tussock moth caterpillar feasting on a milkweed plant, displaying their distinctive black ...

According to a new study from the University of Florida, these tiny pests also pose problems for the iconic monarch butterfly. The study found that when oleander aphids infested tropical milkweed ...

But they're in trouble. Monarch caterpillars can only eat the leaves of milkweed, a native wildflower. As milkweed has disappeared, so have the monarchs, to the point that they're at risk of ...

It seems weird that not long ago I didn’t even know what milkweed was, or that it's the host plant of monarch butterflies. In ...

Monarch eggs normally can be spotted in late May and through June on Michigan's milkweed -- a wild plant named for the thick, milky liquid that flows within its broad, green leaves, and upon which ...

Decorations and gifts made from milkweed ... monarch-friendly plants. Once you get started crafting, friends and neighbors will be leaving pods on your doorstep to craft into works of art.

Tropical Milkweed is a popular ornamental plant featuring bright orange and yellow flowers. It is often planted in yards to attract the iconic monarch butterfly, which lays its eggs on the ...

During a recent visit, Kells, who started the garden and now tends it with a crew of volunteers, gently turned over milkweed leaves, finally revealing a pale monarch butterfly egg — so small it ...

Milkweed is the only host plant of monarch butterflies, meaning it’s the only plant on which monarchs will lay eggs and eat. Milkweed also provides a food source for many other pollinators.