Click on this link for information and resources on best management practices involving pesticides and honey bees in apples and other tree fruit from Cornell University. Securing Pollinator Health and Crop Protection: Communication and Adoption of Farm Management Techniques in Four Crops. Pollinator Partnership (includes BMPs for Apples). Pollinator Protection in Apples. A factsheet produced by […]
Pollinator
Presentations on Pollinator Protection
Pollination and Protecting Pollinators. A video from Washington State University developed by Carrie Foss, Urban IPM Coordinator. Bee Aware! What You Can do as a Private Pesticide Applicator to Safeguard Bees from Pesticide Poisoning. PowerPoint Presentation and Script. Wayne Buhler and Bill Skelton, North Carolina State University. 2015. The presentation may be used in part […]
Pollinator Protection
Introduction Pesticides play an important role in controlling insects, weeds, and diseases on farms and in urban landscapes. The areas treated for pests are often shared by pollinators; mainly insects such as bees, butterflies, wasps and flies, and also birds and bats. Pollinators visit flowers in their search for nectar and pollen. During a flower […]