The Effects of Seed Scarification on Milkweed Germination
The purpose of this study is to find more optimal ways to germinate milkweed seeds. This is important because milkweed is the primary food source for Monarch Caterpillars. The population of Monarch butterflies has been decreasing.
Nissen, Avery +3 more
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A Review of the Science Around Monarch Butterflies Should Contain a Complete and Accurate Description of the Science. Comment on Oberhauser, K.S. Eastern North American Monarch Butterfly Conservation Needs and Opportunities: What the Science Tells Us. <i>Insects</i> 2026, <i>17</i>, 235. [PDF]
InsectsDavis AK.
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A European honey bee (Apis mellifera) pollinating the flowers of milkweed (Asclepias sp.) in an ornamental ...
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Pesticide residues on milkweed and strawberry at small farms and non-target effects of two fungicides on monarch butterfly caterpillars. [PDF]
PeerJHastings AP +3 more
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Genomic basis of adaptation to cardiac glycosides in three insect orders. [PDF]
Front GenetZhu K, Zhu C, Zhen Y.
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Tetraopes Milkweed Beetle Genomes Elucidate the Adaptive Basis of a Temperate Coevolutionary Radiation. [PDF]
Mol Ecol ResourKim S, Farrell BD.
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Divergent dietary and defensive adaptations of closely related coexisting seed bugs. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S ACarlson NJ +3 more
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Milkweed Seed: The Different Germinations
This helps the problem of there not being enough milkweed for the monarch butterflies. By having more milkweed plants, that offers more resources for the population of monarch butterflies to grow.
Prado, Matteo +3 more
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Commentary: Evaluating the Migration Mortality Hypothesis Using Monarch Tagging Data
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 James A. Fordyce +2 more
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Secondary Compounds in Milkweed Nectar Negatively Impact Thermal Tolerance in Bumble Bees. [PDF]
Ecol EvolShippee R +4 more
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