Ditch Harmful Chemicals: It’s essential to avoid pesticides and herbicides that harm butterflies and other pollinators. Opt for organic gardening methods instead, for a garden that’s better for ...

Along with our Spring Tree Seedling Sale, the Missaukee Conservation District is also selling native wildflowers and grasses.

The Xerces blue butterfly went extinct along the San Francisco coast some 80 years ago. But scientists have identified a ...

Bees make great pollinators, but so do butterflies. Here are some tips on how to create a butterfly-friendly pollinator ...

Monarch butterflies are making their flight north after wintering in Mexico. Here's what to know about the fascinating, fragile traveler.

See what Baltimore checkerspot butterflies and caterpillars look like. Plus, learn which host plants you should grow to ...

These late-blooming plants native to North America help feed butterflies — especially monarchs-— at a crucial point.

Some see henbit and dandelions as weeds, but they are actually one of the first foods available to our pollinating insects in ...

Pollinator gardens can benefit butterflies while bringing a pop of color from native species like violets, butterfly weed, goldenrod and azalea. Native plants require less maintenance and tend to ...

The Eastern Swallowtail butterfly and native bees feed on the pollen of a blazing star plant at the author's home in Canton in 2022. The orange spots on the butterfly's wings are from pollen.

The first countrywide systematic analysis of butterfly abundance found that the number of butterflies in the Lower 48 states has been falling on average 1.3% a year since the turn of the century ...