It’s that time of year when homeowners and “turf professionals” start spreading chemicals on lawns. It’s also when farmers across Michigan and elsewhere apply their own agrichemicals, hoping to ...

A Poweshiek skipperling is on a black-eyed Susan flower. The purple spots on the wings mark it as one of this year's releases. The Poweshiek skipperling has disappeared from most of Michigan’s ...

Michigan is one of the only states in the country without an official state insect, but that could soon change. The black swallowtail butterfly, scientifically known as the papilio polyxenes, would be ...

The monarch butterfly population has declined in recent decades, leading to a proposed listing as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. People can help monarch butterflies by planting milkweed, ...

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 left Mexico weeks ago on their annual northward migration. Now, the colorful insects are nearing Michigan as temperatures continue to warm. "Monarchs have made their way north, ...

Conservation scientists want West Michigan gardeners to make sure the lupine plants in their flower beds aren’t killing endangered butterflies. Extremely rare Karner blue butterflies are entirely ...