Shervin Hess / Oregon Zoo Conservationists from the Oregon Zoo and its partners released 483 Oregon silverspot butterfly larvae in the coast range last week, marking the final group of the season in ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- Ecologists Friday afternoon continued their re-introduction of the Variable Checkerspot butterfly to the Presidio in San Francisco, a city known for the number of butterflies ...

Also known as Cassia Bahamanesis, Bahama cassia (Cassia chapmanii) is an excellent choice for a South Florida butterfly ...

While Bronson always hopes for more butterflies, she expects this season’s count to be low like last year, when the Pismo ...

A shipment of pineapples from Central America was destroyed when stowaway butterfly larvae were discovered at the Port of Gulfport. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists ...

Monarch butterfly caterpillars will headbutt each other when food is scarce, according to new research. Florida Atlantic University In the animal kingdom, even the creatures that might strike humans ...

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. They are ravenous and ...

A "treasure" of Northern Ireland's countryside has had a bumper year, thanks to warm weather and conservation efforts. The ...

Q. I have a hop tree for giant swallowtail butterfly larvae. It has whiteflies. Will insecticidal soap kill the butterfly larvae? J.C., A. Insecticidal soap will not harm people or animals, but it is ...

A no-mow patch helps caterpillars live long enough to turn into butterflies and moths Making the world safer for butterflies can be as easy as doing a bit of nothing. Letting some part of a yard go ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. NASHVILLE — After all my blue false indigo was killed by a late frost, I went down to ...