Our overconcern has resulted in the unnecessary poisoning of the Earth with pesticides in unwarranted efforts to “save” ...

It's common knowledge that the monarch butterfly is in trouble. However, like the causes themselves, the story of why the ...

Japanese beetles are an unwelcome sight, but many other garden beetles are good bugs worth welcoming to your yard.

Want to try butterfly gardening? Plant butterfly host plants to give caterpillars food and a place to grow through their lifecycle.

Male carpenter bees lack stingers, and though females do have them, they are docile and don’t sting unless handled or ...

Don’t tidy up too soon. Many pollinators and other wildlife overwinter in dead plant stems or leaf litter. Delay your spring cleaning until temperatures have risen above 10oC consistently. Leave some ...

The self-guided tour on May 3 will feature six gardens, three in Rancho Bernardo, one in Poway and two in Rancho Peñasquitos.

That also applies to their plants, like the goldenrods ... near the tip of the leaf of the common milkweed, swamp milkweed, other milkweeds in the milkweed family, that is their host plant.

The monarch butterfly population in the eastern United States has declined sharply — an estimated 80% loss since the 1990s. Among the factors contributing to the decline: Loss of habitat, exposure to ...

Monarch butterflies are making their flight north after wintering in Mexico. Here's what to know about one of Earth's fascinating flyers in Michigan.

Monarchs are usually seen in Michigan from late spring to early fall.

Milkweeds got their name from the milky sap that leaks from their leaves or stem, Western Monarch Milkweed Mapper said. The plants bloom orange, pink or white flowers in the spring. During the ...