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First graders in the Yuba County community of Oregon House are planting hope for monarch butterflies, one milkweed at a time.

Milkweed is vital for monarch butterflies, serving as the only plant for laying eggs and feeding caterpillars. Five of Wisconsin's 13 native milkweed species are listed as endangered, threatened ...

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has declared milkweed as the department's Rare Plant Monitoring Program's 2025 Plant of the Year on Wednesday, encouraging ...

Wisconsin has 13 native milkweed species, five of which are listed as endangered, threatened or of special concern. Monarch butterflies rely on milkweed as the sole host plant for their eggs and ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced on Wednesday that milkweed is the Rare Plant Monitoring Program's 2025 Plant of the Year.

Monarch butterflies require milkweed plants as egg-laying sites, but they also migrate long distances every spring and fall, and the route from Mexico to Canada passes through the San Antonio area ...

The hardest part may be deciding which type to plant. Use these expert tips on growing milkweed from seed to get started.

Tropical Milkweed is a popular ornamental plant featuring bright orange and yellow flowers. It is often planted in yards to attract the iconic monarch butterfly, which lays its eggs on the ...

Biologists have curated the red milkweed beetle's genome and its arsenal of genes related to plant-feeding and other biological traits. They sequenced and assembled the entire genome of the ...

Studying the secrets of how the common red milkweed beetle can safely feed on a toxic plant helps illuminate the ecological, evolutionary and economic impact of insect-plant interactions from a ...

All milkweed plants — tropical or native — are good for butterflies and other pollinators, right? For the most part, that’s true. However, there is much debate between policymakers and the ...