Butterfly Collapse Spurs New Investigation in Kansas

Photo caption: The wings of this swallowtail butterfly found near a Tennessee cornfield are deformed. (Contributed). Article by Martin Rosenberg. Flatland KC – August 30, 2023.

The Tennessee woman knew something was dreadfully wrong with the deformed black swallowtail butterfly spotted near a long-vacant field. Its hind wings were shriveled. Just this year the field was covered with corn and treated with chemicals farmers routinely deploy. In response, she emailed a Kansas scientist about a landmark, newly launched study of the collapse of butterfly populations. […]

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