The study found that when oleander aphids infested tropical milkweed — a nonnative milkweed species commonly used across southern portions of the U.S. stretching from California to Florida ...

Milkweed may seem like a weed because of its name, but it’s actually an incredibly important plant. The leaves of milkweed are the primary food source for monarch caterpillars. The flowers provide ...

While eating milkweed, monarch caterpillars grow 3,000 times their original weight. They go through several instars (growth stages), shedding their skin multiple times.

The goal of the project is to restore and preserve habitats for numerous pollinator species by planting milkweed.

For this new follow-up study, they trained over 400 community scientist volunteers across the Chicagoland area to monitor the milkweed plants in their area for monarch’s laying their eggs on the ...

Swamp milkweed may grow especially well in the lower part of the state, but Jordan said all three species will bloom anywhere in South Carolina. They can be planted in a yard or in a pot.

When oleander aphids infested tropical milkweed, monarch butterflies laid fewer eggs on the plant, and the caterpillars developing on those plants were slower to mature.

The butterfly garden is part of the school’s Science and Habitat Learning Center, a 4,500-square-foot space that also contains an edible lab and the native landscape observatory.