Q: My milkweed has orange bugs on its seed pods. Are they harmful? No, they’re not going to damage the plant enough to warrant intervention. These are native insects, and they are part of the ...

All of us were taught in our elementary school science class about monarch butterflies and their caterpillar stage that only eats milkweed leaves. Other insects also eat milkweeds, but they are hardly ...

Take a closer look at the insects you’ll spot on milkweed during a Minnesota summer — including some that help, some that ...

Also known as oleander aphids, milkweed aphids are not native to North America; they originated in the Mediterranean region. In their native land, these aphids primarily fed on oleander plants, but in ...

Biologists have curated the red milkweed beetle's genome and its arsenal of genes related to plant-feeding and other biological traits. They sequenced and assembled the entire genome of the ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Monarch butterflies, arguably one of the “most recognizable” animals in America, are often known for their iconic color pattern and becoming a staple in elementary school ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! I hope everyone survived the brutal heat wave last week. More normal temperatures have dominated this last week of June. Now we just need some rain!

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A new law was passed in March that protects milkweed and bans noxious weeds in Michigan. House Bill 4857 was signed into law on March 12, but it’s been in the legislature ...

A mating pair of red milkweed beetles pictured in the spring of 2024 on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Studying the secrets of how the common red milkweed ...