Tag: pollinators
Fall prep for your garden and pollinators
As fall and winter weather are approaching, you can still contribute potential pollinator-saving methods to your garden or future garden.
Heat waves cause problems for bee populations
A research team led by Penn State was the first to study how extreme heat waves affect the host-pathogen relationship between two species of solitary bees.
How to keep eastern carpenter bees from damaging your home
Damage to manmade structures can be prevented without harming eastern carpenter bees when their behavior and their lifecycle are taken into account.
10 ways you can help save the bees
Bees are as valuable as the food they help pollinate, and the livestock they help feed. Learn how you can help save our pollinators.
How to collect milkweed seed pods
Milkweed seed pods can be collected from September to November. Then the seeds can be planted or donated to a local soil and water conservation district.
Help improve pollinator habitats in Mahoning County, Ohio
Learn more about local programs in Mahoning County, Ohio, to establish pollinator habitats and find out how you can contribute to the conservation effort.
How to control garden pests without harming pollinators
Learn to protect your garden plants from pests without harming pollinators via spraying pesticides.
We all must protect our landscapes
Increasing pollinator habitat is at the forefront of conservation and increasing native plant diversity on your land is worth its weight in gold.
How to choose milkweed for your garden, landscape
Milkweed is a beneficial host plant for Monarch butterflies. Learn how to narrow down which varieties will work well in your yard or garden.
How to collect and plant native wildflower seeds
One of the best things you can do for local ecosystems is plant wildflowers. Learn how to find, collect, store, stratify and plant native wildflower seeds.
