MIAMI - Every year when summer temperatures sizzle and the rest of South Florida heads inside, a dedicated crew of citizen scientists ventures into the buggy heat to do an increasingly difficult job: ...

Like so many Florida residents, Taylor Jones embraced year-round gardening when he moved from the Northeast to a prominent corner lot in Mount Dora a little over three years ago. And like more ...

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

Jackie Minett is a tour guide at Butterfly World in Coconut Creek, dubbed the “butterfly capital of the world.” She leads children and seniors, some tourists, some Floridians, around the gardens to ...

EARLETON, Fla. — Zane Greathouse operates his farm on dainty wings and a lot of prayer. He raises butterflies--45 varieties of them. On the site of the family’s 150-year-old pecan farm, Greathouse ...

A Monarch butterfly lands on Sarah White’s hand at Butterfly World in Coconut Creek on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Monarch butterflies were listed as endangered on July 21. Carline Jean / South Florida ...

Some butterfly species are disappearing due to pesticides and loss of habitat. One native Florida butterfly that was thought to be gone forever is making a surprising comeback. Kerry Sheridan of WUSF ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida monarch butterfly population in North Central Florida has declined by 80 percent since 2005, according to research by the University of Florida. Fla. monarch butterfly ...

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Attracting wildlife by providing food, water and shelter is one of the nine principles of Florida-Friendly Landscaping. Wildlife includes frogs, lizards, snakes, bees, birds, butterflies, squirrels ...

Every year when summer temperatures sizzle and the rest of South Florida heads inside, a dedicated crew of citizen scientists ventures into the buggy heat to do an increasingly difficult job: count ...