The Louisiana coast is particularly inviting territory for the monarchs because their food of choice, the native milkweed, grows along the Louisiana coast. Zack Lemann, an entomologist with the ...

As the sole plant that hosts and feeds monarch caterpillars, milkweed (Asclepias species) is key to their survival. Happily, wherever you garden in the U.S., there’s a native type of milkweed ...