It’s a sunny July afternoon, and Grayslake neighbors Annie Lawson and Heather Bauer are standing at the side of Lawson’s home, carefully going through her garden of milkweed plants. Lawson points at ...

Louisiana is home to numerous species of butterflies and, as the weather gets warmer, butterflies of various colors and patterns can be seen each year. Butterflies will hatch from their cocoons, or ...

The monarch butterflies are making a comeback. For decades, the monarch butterfly population has been declining. Their winter ...

It’s hard to overlook the brilliant orange and black wings of a monarch butterfly as it moves through a garden of flowers. It’s also hard to believe that the life cycle of this incredibly colorful ...

Butterflies are some of the most beautiful insects. There are also many beautiful moths. They have three main body regions ...

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The plants in Wyndie Mileski’s garden are more than ornamental. From milkweed to carrots to herbs, Mileski cultivates flora that attracts pollinators as part of her mission to support local butterfly ...