Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations have watched in wonder as yellow-and-black striped caterpillars fold into green-and-gold chrysalises and ...

While adult wasps feed on nectar, the baby wasps or larvae need protein ... So, to stop the wasps from feeding on the monarch caterpillars, we need to find ways to protect them from harm.

The skin splits open and the caterpillar wiggles out, revealing new skin beneath. Over the next two weeks, it molts four times and becomes nearly 3 inches long. Monarch caterpillars have ...

People and farmers could continue to remove milkweed, a key food source for monarch caterpillars, from their gardens, backyards and fields but would be prohibited from making changes to the land ...

Butterfly weed, a form of milkweed, provides monarch caterpillars with the essential nutrients they need to develop into butterflies. Butterfly weed grows best in sandy, moist conditions and full ...

People and farmers could continue to remove milkweed, a key food source for monarch caterpillars, from their gardens, backyards and fields but would be prohibited from making changes to the land ...

The colorful black and orange wings dazzle kids and parents alike, as do the fat striped caterpillars that feast on milkweed plants. But an alarming decline in state monarch butterfly populations ...

People and farmers could continue to remove milkweed, a key food source for monarch caterpillars, from their gardens, backyards and fields but would be prohibited from making changes to the land that ...