Gardeners should monitor lawns for tropical sod webworms and consider applying a low-nitrogen fertilizer in early fall. Fall is an ideal time to apply fire ant bait, manage standing water to prevent ...

Hurricane Ian impacted many of Florida’s beautiful and unique species. One of them, the Zebra Longwing Butterfly, virtually disappeared from the area after the storm. At the Tom Allen Memorial ...

Male zebra longwing butterfly vision sticks to a duller pallette, perhaps for mating reasons. The genes that explain this may help unlock how differences between sexes evolve. By Veronique Greenwood ...

Florida is home to over 160 varieties of butterflies, with many species not found elsewhere in the United States. The zebra longwing, Florida's official state butterfly, is a social species known for ...