<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/link-insecticide-use-is-the-primary-driver-of-declines.aspx" dsn="blogs"><title>Insecticides are main driver of butterfly decline</title><description>A team led by MSU researchers has revealed the leading cause of butterfly loss in the Midwest</description><pubDate>06/24/2024</pubDate><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2024/2024-06-butterfly-decline-preview.jpg" alt="A monarch butterfly perched on a milkweed plant"/></image><externalNewsArticleLink>https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/insecticide-use-is-the-primary-driver-of-declines-in-butterfly-abundance-and-species-diversity-in-the-midwest-says-a-canr-led-study</externalNewsArticleLink><categories>Climate and Sustainability</categories><broadcast>eeb,integrativebiology</broadcast></item>