There are more than 120 species of butterflies in western Pennsylvania, and the North American Butterfly Association wants ...

Summer is now in full swing here on Cape Cod. The baby birds are out and about, the butterflies are checking out our gardens, ...

When deciding what and where to plant, take time to consider how shrubs will be affected by natural light levels ...

You can use marigolds as a companion plant that repels the cabbage white butterfly by secreting limonene. Be sure not to plant marigolds too close, as they can reduce the cabbage's root growth.

Also a fan of the brassica family is the ubiquitous cabbage butterfly. You’ll see these white, fluttery butterflies out now. The larvae — or caterpillar — does the damage.

In the US, the cabbage white butterfly has declined by about 50% since 2000. Although the eastern monarch population nearly doubled in the 2024-2025 winter season, the numbers remain well below ...

These small white-winged insects are related to aphids, at just 1 or 2 mm in length, and look very much like white moths as adults. They can be found on the underside of leaves, preferring younger ...

Spotting a caterpillar in your garden sometimes is not a healthy sign. Some caterpillars are serious plant pests – one of the most common garden caterpillars, that of the cabbage white butterfly ...

Watch the conference The morning session of the White House conference on citizen science will be live-streamed at wh.gov/live from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tucson time.

This is still a good time to plant well adapted shade trees in the landscape. Consider Texas red oak, live oak, Mexican white oak, bur oak, cedar elm, Mexican sycamore, Montezuma cypress or anaqua ...

Among vegetables, the bugs favor brassicas, which include kale, broccoli, cabbage, collards, and horseradish. Among decorative flowers, they really like the annual spider flower.