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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
Exposure To Endocrine Disrupting Pesticides And Impacts On Parasitic Infection In The Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexippus
- V. Pocius, Bridget E. Hilbig
- Biology
- 1 August 2015
I investigated sublethal effects of commercial herbicides on monarch butterfly development and success. Macek et alOphryocystis elektroscirrha . My study currently examines monarchs exposed to… Expand
Monarch Oviposition and Larval Survivalon Nine Native Milkweed Species Duringthe 2016 Breeding Season
- V. Pocius, D. M. Debinski, R. Hellmich
- Biology
- 2017
Monarch Oviposition and Larval Survival on Nine Native Milkweed Species
- R. Hellmich, D. M. Debinski, V. Pocius
- Biology
- 2016
A Re-examination of Reproductive Arrest in the Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexippus.
- V. Pocius
- Biology
- 31 December 2014
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