A first-year garden built to welcome native wildlife delivered a memorable early result when its owner photographed a ...

Learn which monarch butterfly predators and parasites pose a real threat to their survival, and which are part of the natural ...

In a previous column, I mentioned last fall’s annual count of California monarch butterflies was only 12,260. This contrasts ...

The monarch butterfly is a beautiful and colorful creature, but it takes time to reach this stage of its adult life. Understanding a few facts about the process lets you observe it in nature with ease ...

This means that, in some cases, the monarchs returning in the spring will be the ‘great-great-grandchildren’ of those that ...

Monarch butterflies in Northern California are adapting to a changing climate by embracing an unexpected strategy: breeding in the winter. The shift could be key to the survival of the iconic insect, ...

Lehigh Valley residents may be noticing streaks of black and orange flitting through their back yards in recent days. The “king” of the Lepidoptera family, the monarch butterfly, is passing through ...