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Milkweed Matters: Monarch Butterfly (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Survival and Development on Nine Midwestern Milkweed Species
- V. Pocius, D. Debinski, J. Pleasants, K. G. Bidne, R. Hellmich, L. Brower
- Biology, Medicine
- Environmental Entomology
- 7 September 2017
Abstract The population of monarch butterflies east of the Rocky Mountains has experienced a significant decline over the past 20 yr. In order to increase monarch numbers in the breeding range,… Expand
Performance of Early Instar Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus L.) on Nine Milkweed Species Native to Iowa
- V. Pocius, D. Debinski, K. G. Bidne, R. Hellmich, F. Hunter
- Biology
- The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society
- 1 September 2017
ABSTRACT. Over the past two decades, the population of monarch butterflies east of the Rocky Mountains has experienced a significant decline. Habitat restoration that includes milkweed plants is… Expand
Monarch butterflies do not place all of their eggs in one basket: oviposition on nine Midwestern milkweed species
- V. Pocius, Diane M. Debinski, J. Pleasants, K. G. Bidne, R. Hellmich
- Biology
- 2018
USDA (1009926, 69-3A75-16-006); Prairie Biotics Inc.; Iowa Native Plant Society; Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium
Monarch Butterflies Show Differential Utilization of Nine Midwestern Milkweed Species
- V. Pocius, J. Pleasants, +4 authors S. Blodgett
- Biology
- Front. Ecol. Evol.
- 25 October 2018
Monarch butterfly overwintering numbers have declined over the past 20 years. Restoring habitat that includes milkweeds, the only host plants for larval monarch butterflies, is necessary to increase… Expand
Assessing field-scale risks of foliar insecticide applications to monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) larvae.
- N. Krishnan, Yang Zhang, K. G. Bidne, R. Hellmich, J. Coats, S. Bradbury
- Biology, Medicine
- Environmental toxicology and chemistry
- 21 January 2020
Establishment and maintenance of milkweed plants (Asclepias spp.) in agricultural landscapes of the North Central United States is needed to reverse the decline of North America's eastern monarch… Expand