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  Landscape plants and wildflowers attractive to butterflies for nectar feeding

  Published on May 1, 2019
  Many of the flowering plants attractive to bees will also be visited by butterflies. However, butterflies are attracted to flowers almost entirely for feeding on nectar.

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  Register now for national conference on protecting pollinators in urban landscapes

  Published on September 4, 2019
  The 2019 Protecting Pollinators in Urban Landscapes Conference, held Oct. 7-9 at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, features nationally and internationally known speakers.

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  Selection, planting and care of trees and shrubs to avoid the need for pesticides

  Published on May 1, 2019
  The best way to minimize pollinator exposure to pesticides is to create and maintain healthy landscapes with plants that rarely require a pesticide application.

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  Considerations for disease management

  Published on May 1, 2019
  It was previously thought that fungicides and bactericides are harmless to honey bees and other pollinators, and in fact, most fungicides are still considered relatively safe, even while spraying when pollinators are present.

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  How to control invasive pests while protecting pollinators and other beneficial insects

  Published on May 1, 2019
  Pesticides should never be applied unless they are necessary to maintain plant health.

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  Factors that threaten pollinator health

  Published on May 1, 2019
  Most researchers agree that a combination of factors is causing declines in bee and pollinator populations, including loss of habitat or flowers that provide pollen and nectar, pesticide exposure, parasites and pathogens.

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  Potential impact of mosquito and nuisance insect sprays on pollinators

  Published on May 1, 2019
  Fogging or spraying for mosquitoes or biting flies around the yard and garden with an insecticide can be very harmful to pollinators.

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  Do not spray pollinator-attractive plants with insecticides when open flowers are present

  Published on May 1, 2019
  It is clear to most people that insecticides sprayed onto open flowers can be highly toxic to bees, even if they are sprayed early in the morning or at night when bees are not present.

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  Best Management Practices

  Published on May 1, 2019
  Most pesticide applications by tree care professionals are due to a few exotic pests.

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  Creating and maintaining pollinator friendly habitat

  Published on May 1, 2019
  Many types of insects feed on pollen and nectar, although two types of pollinators receive the most attention: bees and butterflies.

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  Pollinators in urban landscapes

  Published on May 1, 2019
  Most plants need pollination to reproduce and grow fruit. While some plants are wind-pollinated, many require assistance from insects, bats, hummingbirds or other animals.

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  Biological control and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for protecting pollinators

  Published on May 1, 2019
  For the past 30 years or more, most tree care professionals and many informed property owners have been managing destructive insects by minimizing pesticide use and encouraging predators and parasitoids that naturally keep pests under control.

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  Flowers throughout the year

  Published on May 1, 2019
  The best habitats for bees have flowering plants rich in nectar and pollen throughout the growing season. Survey your yard and garden to see when flowers are abundant and when they are scarce.

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  Better habitat for bees

  Published on May 1, 2019
  In general, herbs and garden perennials are good for bees, while most annual bedding plants are less attractive to them.