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 ...

Both the milkweed tussock and the monarch caterpillars eat the cardiac glycoside-laden milky sap of milkweed and have evolved mechanisms to retain those toxins in their bodies after metamorphosing ...

Milkweed garden in an alley behind a garage. CREDIT: Imeña Valdes. For this new follow-up study, they trained over 400 community scientist volunteers across the Chicagoland area to monitor the ...

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Ways to Get Rid of Aphids on Milkweed. Although it’s usually best to avoid treating aphids on milkweed, treatment may be in ...

The iconic monarch butterfly is declining across North America. You can help make a difference by providing the species with its food plant: milkweed. A monarch butterfly gliding over a field on ...

A Two-Way Chemistry Equation. If someone says “milkweed,” maybe you also hear “monarch butterfly” in your head. It’s almost as if the two are inextricably linked.

Milkweed is abundant in local nurseries as monarch enthusiasts seek to increase the declining population and backyard gardeners try to lure the famous flutterers. But critics say this non-native ...

Oliver Hernandez, of Overland, Kansas, poses with a common milkweed plant in his front yard in 2020. A tiny, young monarch caterpillar and even tinier monarch eggs are visible on the underside of ...

Michigan lawmakers now are weighing proposed House Bill 4857. It would exempt milkweed anywhere in the state from being considered a noxious weed, which local municipalities are legally ...

Winfield, Kansas, puts common milkweed on its list of “rank” plants that harbor rats and insects, pose fire risks or blight neighborhoods. Sometimes, city codes hinge on context.

For the milkweed patches that were 5 years old or older, a whopping 95% contained eggs. That compared with 61% for patches planted in the current year.