Mixed-Species Gardens Increase Monarch Oviposition without Increasing Top-Down Predation

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. Previous research has found monarchs lay more eggs per milkweed stem in urban gardens than natural habitats and recent work identifi...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Nestle, Jaret C. Daniels, Adam G. Dale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/9/648