What's the best way to measure pollinator attractiveness in cultivated flowers? Native Hawaiian bees get federal protection money. Glyphosate weedkiller damages wild bee colonies.
What's the best way to measure pollinator attractiveness in cultivated flowers? Native Hawaiian bees get federal protection money. Glyphosate weedkiller damages wild bee colonies.
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As gardeners become more interested in seeking out pollinator-friendly plants, the horticulture industry has a growing need to reliably measure and label plants for their ability to attract bees, butterflies, flies, and other pollinators. “There’s this disconnect between what’s labeled ‘good for pollinators’ and what’s actually good for pollinators. There’s no real standard protocol to assessing what pollinator attractiveness means for nursery plants.” But a team of researchers have found that, for many plants, 10 minutes is a sufficient observation time to determine attractiveness to pollinators. Further, they found that these observations could be done successfully by even novice observers with just a little bit of training.
What's the best way to measure pollinator attractiveness in cultivated flowers? Native Hawaiian bees get federal protection money. Glyphosate weedkiller damages wild bee colonies.
What's the best way to measure pollinator…
What's the best way to measure pollinator attractiveness in cultivated flowers? Native Hawaiian bees get federal protection money. Glyphosate weedkiller damages wild bee colonies.
As gardeners become more interested in seeking out pollinator-friendly plants, the horticulture industry has a growing need to reliably measure and label plants for their ability to attract bees, butterflies, flies, and other pollinators. “There’s this disconnect between what’s labeled ‘good for pollinators’ and what’s actually good for pollinators. There’s no real standard protocol to assessing what pollinator attractiveness means for nursery plants.” But a team of researchers have found that, for many plants, 10 minutes is a sufficient observation time to determine attractiveness to pollinators. Further, they found that these observations could be done successfully by even novice observers with just a little bit of training.