WITH summer truly under way in the northern hemisphere, now is a perfect time to spot butterflies and day-flying moths. If you live in the UK, you can help conservation scientists by participating in ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you hadn't heard, experts believe we're experiencing an insect apocalypse -- one which has already seen a dramatic decrease in insect ...

As butterfly numbers decline, sightings become more important - that’s according to the charity Butterfly Conservation. Following a bad year for butterflies in 2024, Butterfly Conservation is urging ...

AS USUAL. WELL, STARTING IN MAY, NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS NEEDS VOLUNTEERS TO HELP COLLECT DATA ON THE STATE’S BUTTERFLY POPULATION. THE BIG BUTTERFLY COUNT LASTS THROUGH SEPTEMBER. AND JOINING US ...

In the United States, perhaps no bug has been counted as often as the butterfly. “There’s a lot of passion for them, they’re very charismatic,” says Collin Edwards, a quantitative ecologist at the ...

Like clockwork, the monarch butterfly migration season along the Jersey Shore is heating up. Driven by winds and temperatures, the migration season, when the butterflies head to Mexico for the winter, ...

EAST LANSING, MI – Insecticide use is the largest factor contributing to a decline in butterfly abundance and species diversity across the Midwest. A scientific study completed at Michigan State ...