Create a pollinator paradise in your garden with these perfect planting recipes. Use plants individually or mix-and-match ...

Imagine stepping into your garden and being greeted by a kaleidoscope of vibrant butterflies fluttering gracefully among your blooms. Creating a haven for these enchanting creatures not only enhances ...

Jim Jenkins took this photo of a Western Tiger Swallowtail butterfly as it was nectar-feeding on Narrow Leaf Milkweed.

In spring you may see colorful caterpillars (green with yellow-dotted black bands across each segment) feeding on the leaves ...

Several different swallowtail butterfly variations showing mimicry and polymorphism, or different forms of the same species. In the center, a female Papilio polytes that does not mimic another ...

Would you like to cure your dependence on insecticides for pest control forever? There are pest control methods that do not ...

In my own yard, I have planted three species of milkweed and nectar plants for the monarch butterflies and dill for the swallowtail butterflies. I am waiting to see caterpillars and have been excited ...

The summer crop of tomatoes was subjected to very hot weather and the hot weather supported a large population of spider ...

There’s Mo in our butterfly garden helping a child find swallowtail caterpillars in a cloud of dill as she talks about butterfly life stages. Over in the historic 4-square garden, Marin is ...

Hall-Sieff is now a passionate advocate for butterflies. She looks for eggs throughout the summer on her milkweed, and this ...

Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations of schoolchildren have reared monarchs in classrooms, watching in wonder as striped caterpillars ...

The struggle to become number one in a Roppongi hostess club. Based on a story by Akira Eshima. In Roppongi's "Papillon," a popular cabaret club among many, there were two number one hostesses.