Walton blames the use of herbicides and pesticides for the decline in the monarch butterflies. If cattle eat milkweed, it can ...

It’s hard to overlook the brilliant orange and black wings of a monarch butterfly as it moves through a garden of flowers. It ...

Ryan Pankau teaches ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander about milkweed Want to turn your yard into a butterfly haven? Planting ...

Despite some conservationists’ concerns, UC Davis researchers show that tropical milkweed has minimal impact on California monarch butterflies’ migratory patterns.

Roughly 90% of monarch habitats are in agricultural landscapes, and farming can really impact their numbers. Planting the native milkweed plant in a place like Yuba County can help make a difference.

Monarch butterflies saw low migration numbers in San Antonio for 2025, with gardeners tracking milkweed growth and butterfly activity. San Antonio Express-News Hearst Newspapers Logo Skip to main ...

Why are milkweed plants important to monarch butterflies? Monarch specifically favor milkweeds because female monarchs lay their eggs on milkweeds and drink the milky sap that leaks from their ...

Why are milkweed plants important to monarch butterflies? Monarch specifically favor milkweeds because female monarchs lay their eggs on milkweeds and drink the milky sap that leaks from their ...

The suffering of monarch butterflies can be tied directly to the killing off of much of North America’s native milkweed stock. Advertisement The female butterfly lays her eggs only on various ...

Monarch butterflies are in decline in NZ and Australia ... The monarch butterfly’s ancestral home in North America is noted for an ... monarchs lay eggs on introduced milkweed species for their ...

Monarch butterflies, known for a jaw-dropping fall migration of up to 3,000 miles, have been in decline since the 1990s, due to factors such as loss of milkweed habitat.

Monarchs have been in decline for 20 years, spurring conservation efforts by scientists and everyday people, who grow milkweed in gardens, fields and parkways.