Suitable milkweed habitat in Mexico may shift south, fracturing existing migration routes and possibly pushing some ...

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Monarch butterflies that hatch in the spring and early summer live fast and die young at only two to six weeks. But those that emerge in late summer can survive six to nine months. That’s long enough ...

As temperatures rise, monarch butterflies begin their remarkable trek north, renewing one of North America’s most iconic ...

Climate warming can impact plant quality, which in turn shapes the nutrition and immune defense of insect herbivores like monarch butterflies.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Monarch butterflies have begun fluttering across Michigan after a migration that began in Mexico. The brightly colored insects ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – The monarch butterfly is a major component of Michigan’s second-largest industry, agriculture. Now, lawmakers want to recognize that role by making it our official state insect ...

The monarch butterfly, chosen in 1975 to be Illinois' State Insect, fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because ...

Jerry Pugh had a rare experience this year: He saw a monarch butterfly in the wild. Though the Boise Parks and Recreation volunteer coordinator works to conserve the endangered butterfly, sightings ...

The monarch butterfly, state insect of Texas, has been rapidly declining in number over the last 20 years, going down by 95% according to some estimates. Every spring and fall, millions of monarch ...

Linda Auld has a thing for bugs. The self-proclaimed "Bug Lady" has spent more than 35 years learning everything she can about insects. That interest has developed into a passion for butterflies -- ...

The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its fast dwindling numbers. The native ...