Scientific Reports, 2020 Invasive species are a major threat to biodiversity, human health, and economies worldwide. Clonal growth is a common ability of most invasive plants. The clonal common milkweed Asclepias syriaca L.
László Bakacsy, István Bagi
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Modeling Current and Future Potential Distributions of Milkweeds and the Monarch Butterfly in Idaho
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) are widespread in North America but have experienced large rangewide declines. Causes of recent declines likely involve multiple biotic and abiotic stressors including climate change and loss and degradation of ...
Leona K. Svancara +2 more
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Mixed-Species Gardens Increase Monarch Oviposition without Increasing Top-Down Predation
Insects, 2020 Monarch butterfly populations have declined by over 80% in the last 20 years. Conservation efforts focus on the creation of milkweed habitats to mitigate this decline.
Rebecca Nestle +2 more
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Notes on Shifting Distribution Patterns and Survival of Immature \u3ci\u3eDanaus Plexippus\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Danaidae) on the Food Plant \u3ci\u3eAsclepias Syriaca\u3c/i\u3e [PDF]
, 2017 Abundance and distribution of immature stages of the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, on the food plant Asclepias syriaca were examined at a site in southeastern Wisconsin over one growing season.
Borkin, Susan Sullivan
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Observations of the Habits of \u3ci\u3eLygaeus Kalmii Angustomarginatus\u3c/i\u3e (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) in Southern Michigan [PDF]
, 2017 Lygaeus kalmii Stal (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) is an insect found throughout the eastern United States and Canada. There is extensive taxonomic literature on this insect (Stil, 1874; Townsend, 1887; Parshey, 1919, 1923; Slater and Knopf, 1969), but very ...
Hunt, Linda-Margaret
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Aggregation Behavior of a Willow Flea Beetle, \u3ci\u3eAltica Subplicata\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) [PDF]
, 2017 This study examined the aggregation behavior of a specialist insect herbivore, Altica subplicata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), on its host plant, Salix cordata. Mark-recapture experiments were conducted in patches of S. cordata growing along the shores of
Bach, Catherine E, Carr, Deborah S
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Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) plant detection using mobile cameras
Ecosphere, 2020 Milkweed (Asclepias spp.) are host plants of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus). It is important to detect milkweed plant locations to assess the status and trends of monarch habitat in support of monarch conservation programs.
Koray Ozcan +5 more
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The Pocket Encyclopedia of Plant Galls. Arnold Darlington. New York: Philosophical Library, 1968.191 pp. $7.50. [PDF]
, 2017 Excerpt: Plant galls or cecidia have always fascinated and bewildered the biologist and the layman, and only recently has there been much attention paid to the biology of gall makers and the physiology of gall development. There are several \u27early\u27
Wilson, Louis F.
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EDIS, 2011 Commonly called the milkweed assassin bug, because it closely resembles the milkweed bug, it is also known as the longlegged assassin bug and the Zelus assassin bug.
Megha Kalsi, Dakshina R. Seal
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Investing in monarch conservation: understanding private funding dynamics
Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2022 Non-profit environmental organizations (NGOs) rely heavily on external donors to fulfill their mandates. However, forecasting donations for long-term planning is an elusive task at best.
Rodrigo Solis-Sosa +3 more
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