And like a clump of grass, the milkweed tussock caterpillar has orange "tussocks" that extend down the length of its body, meeting over the midline and thick black, orange and white tufts around ...

Steven Fulton started out offering milkweed plants to support the endangered Western Monarch population. Today his Santa ...

"I planted a bunch of milkweed for the migrating monarch butterflies, but there’s a fuzzy orange, black and white caterpillar eating my milkweed. What should I do?" — P.R.

You've probably seen monarch butterflies, and maybe monarch caterpillars, but there's a lot to learn about the monarch life ...

Creating a haven for monarch butterflies in your backyard is more than just a joy for the eyes—it’s a crucial way to support ...

We’ve endangered these creatures, as we humans often do, and some scientists want monarchs on the official endangered list.

Oliver Hernandez poses with a common milkweed plant in his front yard in 2020. A tiny, young monarch caterpillar and even tinier monarch eggs are visible on the underside of a leaf.

Therefore, every summer, the new monarchs feed on parasite-free foliage. To provide the caterpillars maximum protection, cut your tropical milkweed down twice, once in June and again at Thanksgiving.

Oliver Hernandez poses with a common milkweed plant in his front yard in 2020. A tiny, young monarch caterpillar and even tinier monarch eggs are visible on the underside of a leaf.

And like a clump of grass, the milkweed tussock caterpillar has orange "tussocks" that extend down the length of its body, meeting over the midline and thick black, orange and white tufts around ...

Both the milkweed tussock and the monarch caterpillars eat the cardiac glycoside-laden milky sap of milkweed and have evolved mechanisms to retain those toxins in their bodies after metamorphosing ...