Aug. 6—Butterflies have invaded the Freeborn County Fair as part of a new exhibit. "You can come in and feed live butterflies," said Annette Holt, a staff member of the Butterfly Encounter running the ...

It’s all about the pollen. Every pollen-producing flowerpot helps support bees and butterflies, even those in cities surrounded by more concrete than natural landscapes. Researcher Kevin Matteson ...

Butterfly lovers were able to get an up close look at the insect and even feed them during a butterfly feeding on July 23 inside the butterfly house at Miller Nature Preserve in Avon. Families with ...

You can support butterflies by doing these things: garden with natives and nectar plants; offer host plants; don’t use ...

Q: I see milkweed blooming in the area. I never got any seeds this year — are there other types we can grow to help the monarchs? • Louise from Campbell A: Yes, there are several. Monarch butterflies ...

BROWNWOOD, Texas - A museum in Brownwood started a garden to help preserve the monarch butterfly. The Martin and Francis Lehnis Railroad Museum unveiled its new butterfly exhibit and garden dedicated ...

"AN ESCAPE INTO NATURE": The total truth? Many of us are forever seeking that brief but blissful escape into the natural world, in whatever way it arrives. We want to stand in the soft sunshine as it ...

I’ve been watching a flurry of butterflies visit my yard this year and have enjoyed seeing them gently rest on flower heads while they feed on the nectar. They devour the sticky treat that provides ...

Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace are only right most of the time. A butterfly’s behaviour towards members of their own subfamily (Danainae) is among the latest discoveries that raises questions in ...