A Neonicotinoid Insecticide at a Rate Found in Nectar Reduces Longevity but Not Oogenesis in Monarch Butterflies, <i>Danaus plexippus</i> (L.). (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
The monarch butterfly in North America has suffered a serious population decline since the mid-1990s. The introduction and widespread use of neonicotinoid insecticides during the same time period has been suggested as a potential driver of this decline but no studies have looked at the impact of the...
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MDPI AG
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Insects |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/9/276 |