1.0American Bird Conservancyhttps://abcbirds.orgKathrynhttps://abcbirds.org/author/kathryn/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VO5GdGkcEV"><a href="https://abcbirds.org/news/new-study-neonicotinoids-found-to-drive-butterfly-declines-more-than-any-other-environmental-variable/">New Study: Neonicotinoids Found to Drive Butterfly Declines More Than Any Other Environmental Variable</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://abcbirds.org/news/new-study-neonicotinoids-found-to-drive-butterfly-declines-more-than-any-other-environmental-variable/embed/#?secret=VO5GdGkcEV" width="600" height="338" title="“New Study: Neonicotinoids Found to Drive Butterfly Declines More Than Any Other Environmental Variable” — American Bird Conservancy" data-secret="VO5GdGkcEV" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://abcbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/purple-martin_Agami-Photo-Agency_1600x900.png1600900A new study published in PLOS ONE indicates that agricultural insecticides are significantly contributing to the decline of Monarchs and other butterfly species across the American Midwest. Using 17 years of land use, weather, multiple classes of pesticides, and butterfly survey data across 81 counties in 5 Midwestern states, researchers found that shifts in pesticide … Read More>>