As the sole plant that hosts and feeds monarch caterpillars, milkweed (Asclepias species) is key to their survival. Happily, wherever you garden in the U.S., there’s a native type of milkweed ...

Testing by the Xerces Society and the University of Nevada-Reno found that milkweed leaves, the main food source for the monarch caterpillar, were contaminated by 64 pesticides. One of these ...

the food source for monarch caterpillars. One of these, called methoxyfenozide, is likely to be highly toxic to caterpillars and was in 96% of milkweed samples, but it is classified as ...

the host plant for the insect's caterpillars. The plant has been disappearing before a combination of drought, wildfires, agriculture and urban development, according to Monarch Joint Venture ...

“The record high late summer temperatures and drought in the West likely contributed to the significant drop-off we saw in the third and ... food source for the monarch caterpillar, were ...

Overwintering populations of monarch butterflies in California have reached a near all-time low since records began, conservationists announced on Thursday. The ...

Ashborn was the original Monarch of Shadow and was feared by both Rulers and Monarchs. After finding a human vessel, Sung Jinwoo, Ashborn passed on all his powers to him. Ashborn decides to find ...