KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The caterpillar form of an unassuming, small, white butterfly is among the world's most invasive pests affecting agricultural crops, and a newly published paper by a consortium of ...

Summer and winter seasons constitute vastly different living conditions for animals and plants in many parts of the world. So how have different organisms evolved to cope with this variation? A study ...

The Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) was probably the first butterfly I ever noticed, long before I learned its name. This rather nondescript insect may be among the most familiar butterflies worldwide.

A species of butterfly previously only found in Southern Europe has been seen in the UK for the first time, according to charity Butterfly Conservation. Experts have tracked the Southern Small White ...

Tri-City butterfly lovers are aflutter this week. Clusters of small white butterflies have been seen flitting around pine trees and bug aficionados say that's unusual. The Pine White butterfly usually ...

As we enter the month of September, our exit from summer becomes more apparent everyday. Afternoon temperatures can still be quite warm, but mornings are cool, often with fog. Even the first frost is ...

Through close examination of genetic variation and similarities between existing populations, and comparisons of historical data regarding infestations of Pieris rapae in Brassicaceae crops, a ...