Most people plant milkweed to attract monarch butterflies. However, it can attract nuisance bugs as well. If you have this plant in your yard, keep an eye out for the boxelder bug-like group of ...

According to Colorado State University Extension, boxelder bugs are often confused with the small milkweed bug and the goldenrain tree bug. This will largely depend on what time of year it is.

People can help monarch butterflies by planting milkweed, their primary food source, and creating butterfly-friendly habitats. Monarch butterflies typically live for a few weeks, except for the ...

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the prostrate milkweed as endangered. Only 24 populations of the plant survive, in south Texas and northern Mexico, where ...