Commonly known as milkweed, Asclepias is a genus of herbaceous, perennial plants in the Apocynaceae (dogbane) plant family.

The last five decades have not been good to insects. During this 50-year period, pesticide use and climate change have shrunk ...

IN REGARDS TO THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY, IT’S THE ONLY PLANT THEY WILL LAY THEIR BABIES ON, AND THAT’S A HUGE ECOLOGICAL POSITIVE, IF YOU WILL, OF ADDING MILKWEED TO YOUR GARDEN. AT THIS POINT ...

Following a migration that started in Mexico, monarch butterflies have reached Michigan. Here's where they've been spotted.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced on Wednesday that milkweed is the Rare Plant Monitoring Program's ...

We spoke with Victoria Burnett, a Visitor Services Manager working for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to get some insight ...

With a 90% decline in the monarch butterfly population in just the last few decades, Hillsborough Township is doing their ...

Among the species hardest hit is the monarch butterfly, with its vivid orange-and-black wings and one of the most ...