and moths are called caterpillars during their larval stage. The caterpillar crawls away from the milkweed plant in search of ...

The body mass of fifth-stage caterpillars has increased about 2,000-fold from first stage instars. Larvae must eat constantly to ingest enough milkweed to increase in mass so dramatically within a few ...

Teague Weybright, Santa Monica Community Garden Program Coordinator comes to SMC, sharing his knowledge of Monarch ...

The monarch butterfly population in the eastern United States has declined sharply — an estimated 80% loss since the 1990s.

While eating milkweed, monarch caterpillars grow 3,000 times their original weight. They go through several instars (growth stages), shedding their skin multiple times. Some caterpillars hide on ...

It's hard to believe that milkweed has nearly disappeared from Vermont's landscape in just a few short years. In the Green Mountain State, corn crops are everywhere and along the edges of those fields ...

If you have milkweed growing in your landscape or area, they will likely lay a set of eggs to produce the first of five generations of caterpillars for the year’s migration. The adults that lay ...