Monarch caterpillars may be safe (mostly) from avian predation, but they can be preyed upon by spiders, ants, and wasps. Parasitoids such as tachinid flies and braconid wasps may use the larvae as ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is encouraging wildlife enthusiasts to help Monarch butterflies ...

A Monarch caterpillar munching on a milkweed leaf. The milkweed tussock moth (Euchaetes egle) is native to this area. Its range in the U.S. extends from Maine to Minnesota, south to Florida and Texas.

The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is renowned for its black-and-orange beauty and its spectacular migration of ...

Thanks to the fact that the Zion-Benton High School athletic teams are known as the Zee-Bees, the festival got its current name.

The "Friends of the Monarch Trail" are inviting the community to come out and cheer on the monarch butterflies, as they start their migration to Mexico. On Sat., Aug, 23, the ...

The monarch butterfly is easily identified by its bold orange, black and white coloring. This fascinating insect goes through an amazing life cycle consisting of four stages: egg, larvae, pupa ...

A few weeks ago at The Hague School, environmental biology and chemistry teacher Karen Spencer, along with a crew of parents, ...

She was leading a group of student volunteers to find and collect monarch butterfly caterpillars and eggs in a meadow on remote Beaver Island, a far-flung community in the middle of northern Lake ...

Monarch butterflies rely on milkweed plants to survive. To help out your local pollinators, consider these free and low-cost ways to get your hands on seeds.

A Monarch caterpillar munching on a milkweed leaf. The milkweed tussock moth (Euchaetes egle) is native to this area. Its range in the U.S. extends from Maine to Minnesota, south to Florida and Texas.