Nectar plants give butterfly gardens a powerful boost. But they’re not the only key to drawing pretty pollinators to your ...

By Laurie Zitterkopf Nebraska Extension Master Gardener May 7 – April Native Violets deserve a place in your garden and lawn. Native violets are ...

Intensive farming is one of the biggest factors contributing to biodiversity loss. While prior research has focused primarily ...

If you want your yard to be a magnet for pollinators, and the majestic fritillary butterflies in particular, plant this quick ...

Children release butterflies in Founders Park in downtown Jennings after enjoying an afternoon of butterfly-themed crafts, snacks and books. The event was hosted by the Jeff Davis Parish Library.

By doing so, they hope to understand how different diets may have shaped the cognitive abilities of butterflies. This could provide deeper insights into the evolution of insect intelligence.

Butterflies drink nectar. Females are more colorful than the males. Pipe vine attracts blue pipe butterflies and the Gulf Fritillary eats passion vine or May Pop. The state insect of Alabama is the ...

but we are blessed with many other butterfly species through the summer. Right now, in fact, you are probably seeing the Gulf fritillary. It has an orange color similar to the monarch on the top ...

In late 2021, I stood in a forest about two hours from Mexico City and watched as a river of butterflies passed overhead. They were monarchs — the iconic, Halloween-colored butterflies — and ...

The Variegated Fritillary is found in North America ... can help by growing native plants and reducing the frequency of mowing yards. “I think that butterflies could come back now, even with climate ...

Butterfly bushes (Buddleja davidii) are known as one of the best plants to attract a variety of butterflies to your yard thanks to their large, nectar-filled flowers. As a bonus, their pink-purple ...