The authors' demonstration that impaired olfactory perception reduces caterpillar performance and increases susceptibility to parasitism is solid. These findings highlight the ecological significance ...

Some families of caterpillars (larvae of butterflies and moths) have developed a specific kind of interaction with ants. One of these families (Riodinidae) includes two species that interact ...

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The American lady butterfly, recognized by its eyespots, has declined 58%. Even the invasive white cabbage butterfly, which typically thrives in most environments, has dropped 50%. FILE - A Red ...

"Butterflies need nectar as adults and host plants as caterpillars," explains Mary Phillips, head of Garden for Wildlife and Certified Wildlife Habitat at the National Wildlife Federation.

Even the invasive white cabbage butterfly, “a species that is well adapted to invade the world,” according to Haddad, fell by 50%. Cornell University butterfly expert Anurag Agrawal said he ...

Even the invasive white cabbage butterfly, “a species that is well adapted to invade the world,” according to Haddad, fell by 50%. “How can that be?” Haddad wondered. Butterfly decline as ...