They are a favorite nectar source for pollinators, including monarchs. The blooms are followed by attractive yellow berries ...

ASGA's vice president of science and innovation told sugarbeet growers the potential listing of monarch butterflies as ...

"I really want to spread the word that we should not give up right now," said Isis Howard, a conservation biologist with the ...

It’s been a rough year for the migratory monarch butterfly. The colder spring in the upper Midwest negatively impacted population numbers and the butterfly was classified as endangered by ...

“The clumping growth habit and ease to start from seeds makes them a powerful duo for butterfly gardeners seeking a quickly flowering nectar source and host plant for monarch butterflies this ...

The iconic monarch butterfly is declining across North America. You can help make a difference by providing the species with ...

For the past three years, more than 200,000 western monarch butterflies spent their ... Topanga Creek in Topanga State Park that supplies nectar to the butterflies, said California State Parks ...

“Until we have a robust supply chain for both native milkweed and nectar sources, we may be negatively impacting more than just the monarchs, but all the other pollinators feeding on these plant ...

Most of her work takes place in Cades Cove, where prescribed fire keeps the meadows open and encourages the growth of milkweed and other nectar-producing plants. However, monarchs may sometimes be ...

Meanwhile, much of the western breeding areas for the monarchs face some level of drought, which reduced the amount of milkweed and nectar plants available to the butterflies, Howard said.

This winter, volunteers from the Xerces Society, a nonprofit environmental group, tallied just 9,119 western monarchs — a ...