Any individual flower you put out it likely to get visited,” said Nick Dorian, a post-doctoral researcher at the Chicago Botanic Garden who studies butterflies. All it takes is planting a few ...

Planting milkweed, nectar-rich wildflowers, and pesticide-free pollinator gardens can provide critical refuge for these iconic butterflies. American Meadows is empowering gardeners with expert ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of monarch butterflies wintering in the mountains west of Mexico City rebounded this year, doubling the area they covered in 2024 despite the stresses of climate ...

Now, a groundbreaking new study offers the most comprehensive answers to date about the status of butterflies in the contiguous United States. In 20 years, the fleeting time it takes for a human ...

Monarchs are on the move. Each spring, these delicate yet resilient butterflies embark on an awe-inspiring journey from their wintering grounds in Mexico, making their way northward across the ...

America’s butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new study finds. The first ...

A new study finds the popular, fluttering insects have declined by 22 percent in the last 20 years Sara Hashemi Daily Correspondent The Florida white is among the butterflies experiencing the most ...

If the joy of seeing butterflies seems increasingly rare these days, it isn't your imagination. We found declines in just about every region of the continental U.S. and across almost all butterfly ...

“This is a wake-up call. People should be seeing this number and being very, very concerned, not just about butterflies, but about the state of insects in general,” says Eliza Grames, a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new study finds.