Invasive paper wasp turns urban pollinator gardens into ecological traps for monarch butterfly larvae

First Author: 

  • Baker

Type: 

  • Article

Year: 

2020

Source: 

  • Scientific Reports

Category: 

  • Environmental performance, Natural enemies, Resource use, Population dynamics, Conservation/social dimensions, Habitat

Full Reference: 

Baker AM and DA Potter. 2020. Invasive paper wasp turns urban pollinator gardens into ecological traps for monarch butterfly larvae. Scientific Reports 10, 9553. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66621-6

Online citation: 

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66621-6

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