Pollinator Scorecard Data at 2020 Tollway Management Area Pollinator Points

Sivicek, Valerie A; Jarvis, Janet L.

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Title

Pollinator Scorecard Data at 2020 Tollway Management Area Pollinator Points

Author(s)

• Sivicek, Valerie A
• Jarvis, Janet L.

Issue Date

2021-03-01

Keyword(s)

• pollinators
• tollway
• plants
• roadsides

Geographic Coverage

Illinois

Abstract

Surveyed ISTHA roadside vegetation management areas at 29 points along I-90 and I-88 • Most sites contained milkweed plants, usually Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)• No Monarch adults or larvae observed during sampling • Other butterfly, beetle, bee, and wasp species were observed • The 5 sites with the highest overall scores were in the I-90 corridor • The I-90 corridor sites tended to have more nectar and invasive species than those in the I-88 corridor • Invasive species were a threat at all sites

Publisher

Illinois Natural History Survey

Series/Report Name or Number

Technical Report INHS 2021 (03)

Type of Resource

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Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority

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This document is a product of the Illinois Natural History Survey, and has been selected and made available by the Illinois Natural History Survey and the University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is intended solely for noncommercial research and educational use, and proper attribution is requested.

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