The Monarch Larva Monitoring Project: Citizens and Scientists Unraveling an Ecological Mystery.

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The Monarch Larva Monitoring Project: Citizens and Scientists Unraveling an Ecological Mystery

Outline Monarch Biology Introduction to the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project MLMP findings

Fall Migration

Spring Migration

The Monarch Larva Monitoring Project

MLMP Training

MLMP Protocol Volunteer and Choose a Site  Gardens, parks, roadsides, prairies (need milkweed) Site Description  Location, size, type  Milkweed species and density Weekly Monitoring (2-3 hours)  Estimate monarch densities  Quantify milkweed quality  Estimate parasitism rates  Track weather conditions

Past and Current Monitoring Locations as of Summer 2003

Annual Variation in Egg densities: Upper Midwest

Maximum eggs/milkweed Egg densities: Upper Midwest

Survival Total # of 5ths Total # eggs approximate measure of survival from egg to 5 th instar =

Upper Midwest Survival (# of eggs on bars) # 5 th instars/# eggs

Tachinid Fly Parasitism

Upper Midwest Rates 2003 Rates in 2 Regions Proportion Parasitized

MLMP Extensions Monarchs and genetically modified crops (Bt corn and herbicide tolerant soybeans) Potential effects of climate change Impacts of land use changes Impacts of pesticides Impacts of environmental perturbations

Impacts of Environmental Perturbations January 2002 Mexico Storm

Maximum eggs/milkweed Egg densities: Upper Midwest

Key Motivators “My work may help promote monarch conservation” “My work is leading to increased understanding of monarch biology” “I am involved in real scientific research”

Scientific Outcomes Much can be learned from basic distribution and abundance data In addition, data can  provide direction for experimental and theoretical research  inform public policy and conservation efforts

Thanks!! MLMP volunteers throughout US and Canada, students Michelles Solensky and Prysby, Sonia Altizer, Liz Goehring, Jolene Lushine and many more NSF, Monarchs in the Classroom, and the Xerces Society