These nematodes have been found in the soil around milkweed plants in New York and may parasitize the grubs of beetles that feed on milkweed roots and presumably the larvae of other insects ...

In one trial, ground milkweed seed, tilled into the soil, killed 97% of destructive nematodes. The fact that milkweed sap, or latex, is rich in hydrocarbons has been known for decades.

If you grow milkweed for monarch butterflies or simply want to protect your milkweed plants from harm, here’s how to get rid of aphids on milkweed in a monarch-safe way.

Monarch butterflies depend on milkweed and its close relatives to complete their life cycle. The study’s findings suggest that when aphids attack tropical milkweed, they compromise this monarch ...

Oliver Hernandez poses with a common milkweed plant in his front yard in 2020. A tiny, young monarch caterpillar and even tinier monarch eggs are visible on the underside of a leaf.

Butterflies seem gentle as they flutter from plant to plant. But some may be more murderous than you imagine. Naturalists recently witnessed several species of milkweed butterfly harassing ...

Common milkweed also happened to be very prevalent. Older more established milkweed plants also fared very well. They were more likely to see eggs than younger plants, which the team found surprising.

A new law in Michigan bans noxious weeds and includes protections for milkweed. The law is meant to help eradicate certain noxious weeds. Townships, villages, and cities can have a lien for ...