Q: I learned about some local butterflies that spend the winter as adults, coming out in early spring. What can I grow to feed them? A: Some of our earliest-flying butterflies can be seen on mild ...

A pretty fritillary butterfly on a green leaf - Sandra Standbridge/Getty Images If you're keen to get your pollinator garden off to a good start, mass-planting wildflowers early in spring is the way ...

Home flower gardens are a vital resource for our pollinator friends, including so many delightful species of butterflies. As their preferred habitats of open fields give way to human development, our ...

But I was especially impressed with the butterflies that emerged from a sleep through winter -- often called "diapause" with insects -- and took flight during the warmth of early April. These early ...

Butterfly bushes (Buddleja davidii) are known as one of the best plants to attract a variety of butterflies to your yard thanks to their large, nectar-filled flowers. As a bonus, their pink-purple ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Calvin Ecosystem Preserve and Native Gardens is home to 104 acres of protected wildlife. Hundreds of plants, animals and insects fill the forest, including the monarch ...

Get the jump on the growing season this year with these pretty early spring flowers that just can’t wait for warm weather.

Discovered: That scary asteroid that came close to Earth last fall is coming back, this year's early spring is bad news for flowers and thus butterflies, multitasking is still real, more evidence ...

When out and about in Monroe County this spring, don’t forget to pay attention to what butterflies are flitting around. Local social media pages have noticed an early arrival that, while common, does ...

June in the Northland is a well known time for insects. For most of us, the bugs of June are the pesky mosquitoes and black flies. Insects, however, are a wide and incredibly diverse group and along ...

When Michigan finally gets that first burst of warmer weather in early spring, it’s tempting to want to roll up our sleeves and dig into some yardwork. But experts suggest putting off certain outdoor ...