Milkweed may seem like a weed because of its name, but it’s actually an incredibly important plant. The leaves of milkweed ...

Jeff Wallitsch, of Wallitsch Gardens, said now is a great time to get started because June is pollinator month.

Beetles are fascinating, but there are so many that it is difficult to know where to begin – more than 350,000 species that ...

Conventional wisdom is that if you cultivate host plants, butterflies will come. Take, for example, milkweed. After declining monarch populations began making headlines in the late 1990s, people ...

Why are milkweed plants important to monarch butterflies? Monarch specifically favor milkweeds because female monarchs lay their eggs on milkweeds and drink the milky sap that leaks from their ...

As I crisscross the county this summer to share environmental experiences with students, I can’t help but notice all of the ...

Monarch butterflies are returning to Michigan for the summer after migrating from Mexico. Michiganders can support monarch butterflies by planting milkweed, tracking sightings, and donating to ...

Monarch butterflies pollinate many of Michigan's plants, according to the DNR, but are threatened and in need of conservation in Michigan and elsewhere. "Insects travel to flowering plants ...

Why are milkweed plants important to monarch butterflies? Monarch specifically favor milkweeds because female monarchs lay their eggs on milkweeds and drink the milky sap that leaks from their ...

Monarch butterflies are returning to Michigan for the summer after migrating from Mexico. Michiganders can support monarch butterflies by planting milkweed, tracking sightings, and donating to ...