"The first year they sleep, the second year they creep, and the third year they leap." ...

"Common milkweed can cause an allergic reaction in some people, similar to poison ivy." ...

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is giving out free seeds for "Project Milkweed" to help butterflies in celebration ...

One of Saskatchewan's most recognizable insects has returned to the province for another summer breeding season, and ...

Oliver Hernandez, of Overland, Kansas, poses with a common milkweed plant in his front yard in 2020. A tiny, young monarch caterpillar and even tinier monarch eggs are visible on the underside of a ...

As gardeners become more aware of the vanishing habitat for local pollinators, there has been a renewed interest in adding plants to Bay Area gardens to aid these populations. One of the most ...

These underappreciated plants attract a “hungry throng” of beneficial insects. They’re not bad to look at, either. By Margaret Roach To see a field of common milkweed in midsummer — a sea of a ...

Monarch butterflies, with their striking orange and black wings, are some of the most recognizable butterflies in North America. But they're in trouble. Monarch caterpillars can only eat the leaves of ...

Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

Butterfly fans, take a breath. I know it’s officially spring and we’re all pounding on nursery doors, anxious to plant some California native milkweed to help the endangered Western monarch butterfly ...