Insecticides, more than herbicides, land use, and climate, are associated with declines in butterfly species richness and abundance in the American Midwest (IMAGE)

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Insecticides, more than herbicides, land use, and climate, are associated with declines in butterfly species richness and abundance in the American Midwest

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Evolution of pest control technology in North American corn and soybean production. Hypothesized impact refers to hypothesized impact on butterfly metrics.  

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Van Deynze et al., 2024, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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