Pollinator Week is coming up from June 17 to June 24, 2024, and it’s the perfect time for families to engage in fun and educational activities. Here are seven hands-on ideas to help you celebrate ...
(Beyond Pesticides, January 10, 2023) Pollinator losses are responsible for reducing the global production of nuts, fruits, and vegetables by 3-5%, and this loss of healthy, nutrient-dense food is ...
Pollinators, including bees, birds and bats, are crucial for crop production, contributing billions to the global and U.S. economies. Pollinator populations are declining due to habitat loss, ...
Now that the calendar is turning from May to June, proponents of the “no-mow May” movement can begin to mow their lawns once again. If you are not familiar with this movement, it suggests that ...
For the past four years, plant biologist Elsa Godtfredsen has trekked to a subalpine meadow in Colorado to study the interactions between wildflowers and bumblebees. The pollinators buzz among fields ...
March in New England brings the earliest signs of spring. Plants that have been dormant all winter start to wake up and so do insects. As temperatures rise, native ground-nesting bees are among the ...