An international collaboration of researchers, including from the School of Life Sciences at the University of Warwick, have sequenced the genome of the milkweed bug, enabling scientists to understand ...

Q: My milkweed has orange bugs on its seed pods. Are they harmful? No, they’re not going to damage the plant enough to warrant intervention. These are native insects, and they are part of the ...

Bugs are everywhere pollinating our favorite flowers, fruits and vegetables, and serving lunch for the birds. They provide an important service for the food supply for people, animals, insects and ...

Look closer and you’ll discover a thriving world of wonder on each milkweed plant you find along your late summer and fall journeys. Milkweed is well known as a must-have plant for attracting monarchs ...

Q: We have a large number of these black and orange bugs on our milkweed plants. Do they hurt the swallowtail butterflies? Will they kill our milkweed? A: Oncopeltus fasciatus, or large milkweed bug, ...

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Last year my milkweeds attracted monarch butterflies and many caterpillars. This year, the plants are covered with black and orange insects. Should I try to get rid of them? Will my plants be okay ...

Of all the animal on the planet, insects are among the most feared and reviled. Some sting (wasps, and bees) and some bite (mosquitoes, horse flies, and blackflies). Others are agricultural pests or ...

Some kids swap baseball or gaming cards. Frankfort resident Kay MacNeil dealt in a different commodity. “I’m an old lady,” she said. “But when I was little, kids always picked up caterpillars and we ...

Look closer and you'll discover a thriving world of wonder on each milkweed plant you find along your late summer and fall journeys. Milkweed is well known as a must-have plant for attracting monarchs ...