Monarch butterflies are some of the world’s most beautiful insects, but they’re experiencing rather tough times at the moment. Unfortunately, a new study performed by Louisiana State University ...

Monarch butterflies and their close relatives thrive on poisonous milkweed, thanks to genetic mutations that block the effects of the plant’s toxins while allowing the poisons to accumulate in the ...

According to a study from UC Riverside and UC Berkeley researchers, some predators of monarch butterflies have evolved through genetic mutations that allow them, too, to eat poisonous milkweed, making ...

Monarch numbers have plummeted in recent decades and scientists think it’s due in large part to the reduction of milkweed in the U.S. and Canada from increased herbicide use, as well as deforestation ...

The milkweed plant may be a crucial food source for the embattled monarch butterfly, but it is not so friendly to livestock. With proper management, however, officials say issues can be easily avoided ...

With its vivid orange wings, black outline and white dots, the monarch butterfly is one of the most easily identifiable butterflies on the planet. Their ability to fly thousands of miles across North ...

Probably one of the most researched, studied, filmed, and recognized butterflies of them all, monarch butterflies sport some of the most wonderful fall colors you will see. But beware, those colors ...

Williamson County, IL -- Monarch butterflies have begun their annual migration south for the winter, and over the next couple of weeks they'll be fluttering all over the Heartland. Saturday volunteers ...

It’s not happenstance that has Laguna Presbyterian Church surrounded by monarch butterflies this summer. Volunteers made a concerted effort last spring to attract the winged insects by planting ...

There are all kinds of insects crawling and flying around our planet. And, you’re right, some of them – but not all of them – are poisonous. I learned all about poisonous insects from my friend David ...

Monarch butterflies and a few other insects evolved essentially the same genetic mutations allowing them to eat toxic milkweed without getting sick. Monarch butterflies and caterpillars store the ...