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Providing Habitat for Native Pollinators 2

Learn how to attract and support native pollinators by creating and maintaining the right habitat, including features like nesting sites, quality food and shelter from pesticides. Listen to the Living on the Land podcast series -...

Karen Lamson, Rachel Suits, Brian Tuck, Susan Kerr, Ellen Hammond, Shilah Olson | Jan 2017 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Providing Habitat for Native Pollinators 1

Learn how to attract and support native pollinators by creating and maintaining the right habitat, including features like nesting sites, quality food and shelter from pesticides. Listen to the Living on the Land podcast series -...

Karen Lamson, Rachel Suits, Brian Tuck, Susan Kerr, Ellen Hammond, Shilah Olson | Jan 2017 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Living on The Land: Providing Habitat for Native Pollinators

Learn how to attract and support native pollinators by creating and maintaining the right habitat, including features like nesting sites, quality food and shelter from pesticides.

Karen Lamson, Rachel Suits, Brian Tuck, Susan Kerr, Ellen Hammond, Shilah Olson | Jan 2017 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Megachilid Bees in the Pacific Northwest: An Introduction

This publication is an introduction to the Megachilidae family of bees found in the Pacific Northwest. It highlights the characteristics of two important members of this family: leafcutting bees and mason bees, both...

Samantha M. Roof, Sandy DeBano | Dec 2016 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Nosema Analysis in Honey Bees

Nosema is a microsporidian parasite that infects the gut of a honey bee. (Microsporidia are spore-forming fungi.) Nosema affects protein metabolism in honey bees and causes them to starve. In this video, we demonstrate how to ...

Ellen Topitzhofer, Carolyn Breece, Ramesh Sagili | Jun 2016 | Video Peer reviewed (Gray level)

How to Reduce Bee Poisoning from Pesticides

An overview of how a variety of wild and managed bees and their pollination activities are affected by pesticide application. Provides guidelines for how beekeepers, growers, and pesticide applicators can work ...

Louisa Hooven, Ramesh Sagili, Erik Johansen | Mar 2016 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Agroforestry: Sustaining Native Bee Habitat For Crop Pollination

Over 100 North American crop species rely on insect pollinators. While large farms now depend on European honey bees due to reduced habitat for native bees, research suggests that native bees can be effective pollinators if enough habitat is available.

Aug 2006 | Online resource