Climate warming can impact plant quality, which in turn shapes the nutrition and immune defense of insect herbivores like ...

Monarch butterflies have begun fluttering across Michigan after a migration that began in Mexico. The brightly colored insects have been reported in southeast Michigan, migration watchers say.

While I suspect the majority of people here in Texas have seen a monarch butterfly, most probably don’t know that they make ...

The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in nearly three decades as pesticides, diminishing habitat and climate change ...

An injured butterfly can now fly after a wing transplant from a dead insect. The monarch butterfly was brought to Sweetbriar ...

Pacific Grove is known as ‘Butterfly Town USA’ for its role as an overwintering spot. As the insect’s population plummets, residents are coming to its rescue ...

If it feels like there are fewer bugs now than there were decades ago, it’s not just nostalgia. Scientists estimate that, due to factors such as pesticide use, habitat loss, and climate change, as ...

Why the monarch butterfly has such cultural meaning for the Mexican community. Monarch butterflies may be moving toward federally protected status. One local resident is taking it upon herself to help ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $5.2 million in grants to conserve monarch butterflies and other insect pollinators ...

Just like your favorite boy band of the ‘90s, monarch butterflies are trying to make a comeback. But unlike a singing group, monarch butterflies are ecologically significant and have three countries ...

Monarch butterflies are returning to Michigan for the summer after migrating from Mexico. Michiganders can support monarch butterflies by planting milkweed, tracking sightings, and donating to ...