When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Jacky Parker Photography / Getty Images The plight of monarch butterflies is well known.

All milkweed plants — tropical or native — are good for butterflies and other pollinators, right? For the most part, that’s true. However, there is much debate between policymakers and the scientific ...

Milkweed is the host plant for butterfly enthusiasts who want to attract monarch butterflies. When the monarch discovers the milkweed, she lays her eggs on it. Once the eggs hatch, the small ...

Many gardeners will tell you that aphids are the bane of their existence. According to a new study from the University of Florida, these tiny pests also pose problems for the iconic monarch butterfly.

Tropical Milkweed is a popular ornamental plant featuring bright orange and yellow flowers. It is often planted in yards to attract the iconic monarch butterfly, which lays its eggs on the milkweed as ...

It is Monarch migration time! The fifth generation is beginning their long trip to their Mexican overwintering grounds in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve on the border of Michoacán and State ...

The anecdotes abound this year — friends reporting magical clusters of monarch butterflies on their walks, dozens of organizations offering free giveaways of native milkweed and projects to restore ...

It is time to gather more information on growing milkweeds in the Central Texas area to contribute to the success that monarch butterflies have in producing new generations of butterflies. MORE FINCH: ...

Monarchs are heading to wintering grounds in Mexico. Save the dates for the 2026 monarch and milkweed classes with free plants and seeds.

When oleander aphids infested tropical milkweed, monarch butterflies laid fewer eggs on the plant, and the caterpillars developing on those plants were slower to mature. Many gardeners will tell you ...