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How to protect and increase pollinators in your landscape
Published on May 1, 2019
Protecting & enhancing pollinators in urban landscapes (US North Central Rgn) helps you attract pollinators and protect them from pesticides. Download full publication or click articles below to view sections of publication. Author: David Smitley, MSU
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Smart Gardening to support monarchs
Published on January 6, 2017
Support monarchs with a season-long display of flowering trees, shrubs and perennials in your yard. Include milkweed for the caterpillars. -
Growing milkweeds for monarch butterflies
Published on June 10, 2016
This two-page tip sheet includes colorful pictures of milkweeds and explains how you can support the survival of monarch butterflies by growing milkweeds in your home landscape or garden. -
Smart Gardening for Pollinators Webinar
Published on May 23, 2016
Recorded webinar on smart gardening for bees and other pollinators. -
Bees of the Great Lakes Region and Wildflowers to Support Them
Published on April 29, 2016
The pocket-sized guide is designed to help farmers and gardeners identify the many species of bees inhabiting Michigan and the rest of the Great Lakes region. -
Smart Gardening: Smart lawn alternatives to protect pollinators
Published on April 5, 2016
Create pollinator-friendly lawns that are inviting to bees and other pollinators. -
Smart Gardening: Invite pollinators by creating a smart habitat
Published on April 5, 2016
There are many ways you can make your landscape more inviting for bees and other pollinators. -
Gardening for pollinators: Smart plants to support pollinators
Published on April 5, 2016
Pollinators and native bees will feed on many different types of flowering plants in your landscape and garden. -
Conserving Native Bees on Farmland
Published on November 10, 2015
Another colorful, four-page fact sheet for farmers of insect-pollinated crops. Includes native bee biology with practical advice for increasing native bee abundance on farms. Order E2985 from MSU Extension Bookstore. -
Minimizing Pesticide Risk to Bees in Fruit Crops (E3245)
Published on May 31, 2015
Pollinating insects, of which bees are the most important, contribute significantly to the yield and quality of fruit crops in the United States. Pollination services provided by bees are worth billions of dollars annually to fruit crop industries. -
Common Bees in Michigan
A PowerPoint presentation for teaching about common bees in Michigan.