The monarch butterfly life cycle begins with a whirl of wings in the heat of the summer sun. As a female monarch sips nectar ...

Furthermore, ARS researchers in Fargo are assessing artificial insemination techniques for female butterflies using cryopreserved sperm cells from male butterflies. The monarch butterfly ...

Milkweeds are essential for monarch butterflies because female monarch lay their eggs on milkweeds. Adult monarchs feed on wild cherry, lilac, Labrador tea, blazing star, red clover, dogbane ...