Not only do butterflies depend on a variety of nectar-rich plants to feed on, but they also require host plants to sustain their larvae. Once the eggs have hatched, the caterpillars feed on the ...

Nectar plants provide the necessary sustenance for butterflies, while host plants are where butterflies lay their eggs, and caterpillars can feed upon hatching. Consider planting a combination of both ...

By Ifham Nizam  Sri Lanka has long been a land of unparalleled natural beauty, blessed with a rich biodiversity that has ...

While gardeners absolutely need their fruits and flowers to be pollinated by nature, people with allergies have to find a happy medium to get plants for butterflies to help grow without it ...

In fact, most butterfly species have just a short list of host plants. Often this is because caterpillars need particular chemicals from that plant to bring out their warning colouration as ...

February is a month filled with love, reflection, and community spirit. While it brings Valentine’s Day celebrations, it also ...

The number of monarch butterflies spending winter in the western U.S. dropped dramatically this year, despite moves to extend ...

Why are monarch butterflies looking at this kind of dire future? PEGRAM: There's a lot of reasons we think they are probably declining. Habitat decline is one of the leading reasons. So, monarchs need ...

ALEXANDRIA — The National Garden Bureau has named 2025 the Year of Asclepias (milkweed) — and for good reason. This resilient ...