Experimental field evidence shows milkweed contaminated with a common neonicotinoid decreases larval survival of monarch butterflies

First Author: 

  • Knight

Type: 

  • Article

Year: 

2021

Category: 

  • GMO/toxins, Environmental performance, Resource use

Full Reference: 

Knight, SM, Flockhart, DTT, Derbyshire, R, Bosco, MG, Norris, DR. Experimental field evidence shows milkweed contaminated with a common neonicotinoid decreases larval survival of monarch butterflies. J Anim Ecol. 2021; 90: 1742– 1752. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13492

Online citation: 

Experimental field evidence shows milkweed contaminated with a common neonicotinoid decreases larval survival of monarch butterf

Study Setting: 

  • Field

Geographic Focus: 

  • Eastern Breeding

Field Definitions

First author: Last name of the first author
Type: Article or book chapter
Year: Publication year
Source: Journal or book
Category*: Broad scope of the publication.
Research topic (monarch & supporting research only)*: Specific topic.
Geographic focus*: Geographic setting for field studies.
Monitoring data used: Data from monitoring or public data efforts.
* Full list