Nonprofit plants idea of butterfly preserve in Ventura housing area

A Camarillo nonprofit founder believes a monarch butterfly preserve could be located where mature eucalyptus trees were cut ...

Imported ravenous bugs help slow invasive flower's spread in Indiana

Purple loosestrife is a deceitfully pretty flower disrupting Indiana wetlands. Ravenous beetles, imported from overseas, ...
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Injured butterfly can fly after wing transplant from dead insect

An injured butterfly can now fly after a wing transplant from a dead insect. The monarch butterfly was brought to Sweetbriar ...

Warmer world weakens butterfly defenses against parasite infections—which have tripled since 2002

Higher temperatures may make monarch butterflies more vulnerable to parasites, according to new research from the University ...

The city ripped up a butterfly haven in this Burlington woman’s front yard. Now she’s in court fighting the move on religious grounds

Karen Barnes says the city’s actions have violated her constitutional rights to freedom of expression — and religion.