(Beyond Pesticides, April 23, 2020) Pesticide spray drift from adjacent farmlands expose butterfly larvae to lethal pesticide concentrations, according to research published in Environmental ...

Scientists now know more than ever about the flies that attack monarch butterfly caterpillars, thanks to citizen science. Since 1999, volunteers participating in the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project ...

A shipment of pineapples from Central America was destroyed when stowaway butterfly larvae were discovered at the Port of Gulfport. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists ...

The scientific name of a butterfly is Lepidoptera. Discover the classification of butterflies, family of butterfly, and more.

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. They are ravenous and ...

Q. I have a hop tree for giant swallowtail butterfly larvae. It has whiteflies. Will insecticidal soap kill the butterfly larvae? J.C., A. Insecticidal soap will not harm people or animals, but it is ...

Summer is butterfly time, as the pretty winged creatures flit through the air like flower petals whisked aloft by the breeze. Ancient Greeks derived the idea of a soul, called a psyche, based on a ...

Our neighbor Mary has a small patch of milkweed behind her potting shed. It’s shaded by a young sassafras tree, and some Japanese stilt grass is pushing its way in as well. We use neighbor John and ...

I want to start a butterfly garden. How do I begin? This was a recent question for the Master Gardener Volunteer Yard Review Team. Normally, the yard review covers the nine Florida-Friendly ...