It’s been a strange summer for nature, with a bumper crop of fireflies flashing everywhere but a paucity of butterflies. I just haven’t seen that many of the latter, and it weirds me out. Oh, I’ve ...

Butterflies and flowers have a done deal, a mutually beneficial partnership that works like this: Butterflies need food, and flowers need help with pollination. So, the flowers bribe the insects with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bee extracts nectar and pollen from a yellow flower. Pollinators like native plants in a variety of colors and shapes. As we ...

: one that pollinates: as a : an agent (such as an insect) that pollinates flowers The most common pollinator that most folks will be familiar with is the ever-productive bee. These little miracles ...

Pollinator gardens don't just attract pretty insects for you to admire. They support local ecosystems, provided you grow plants butterflies actually like.

Orange butterfly lands on a purple wildflower - Chris Mcloughlin/Getty Images Few things say "healthy and thriving garden" quite like the cheerful sound of birdsong and the fleeting flashes of ...

Catmint is a well-known pollinator magnet among gardeners looking to attract wildlife. Boost its potential by planting it ...

Plant honeysuckle to attract hummingbirds to your garden. The fragrant perennial shrub has a tubular flower that is perfectly suited to the birds' beaks. Fenkep Now that the last cold snap of winter ...

Should you ever find yourself playing a trivia game on the topic of moths and butterflies, here are a few facts that might ...