Also known as oleander aphids, milkweed aphids are not native to North America; they originated in the Mediterranean region. In their native land, these aphids primarily fed on oleander plants, but in ...

If you are planting milkweed to attract monarch butterflies, you are already ahead of the game. But even the most well-meaning gardeners can make critical mistakes when planting milkweed that may send ...

All of us were taught in our elementary school science class about monarch butterflies and their caterpillar stage that only eats milkweed leaves. Other insects also eat milkweeds, but they are hardly ...

LOS ANGELES - March 21 is National Flower Day, and to celebrate, folks can plant some milkweed and start a pollinator garden to help the dwindling numbers of monarch butterflies. According to an ...

Oliver Hernandez, of Overland, Kansas, poses with a common milkweed plant in his front yard in 2020. A tiny, young monarch caterpillar and even tinier monarch eggs are visible on the underside of a ...

From sago palms to milkweed, there are toxic plants all around us. But they're not all monsters. Here's how to live with them safely. What To Do if a Child or Pet Eats a Poisonous Plant We invite ...

Milkweed plants purchased at retail nurseries across the United States were contaminated with pesticides harmful to monarch caterpillars that rely on milkweed, a study led by researchers at the ...

If you come to the front door of the Schuylkill Center’s Visitor Center this week, two extraordinary — and extraordinarily important — flowers are waiting to greet you, two flowers you should not only ...

Bring pollinators to every corner of your yard with these plants for wet soil. Grow camas, cardinal flower, and more perfect picks.

File: Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) on a milkweed plant flower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 08, 2022. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images) LOS ANGELES - ...