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Best Management Practices

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Urban Bees

BeeMachine

Honey bee inside a flower.

Protecting Bees from Pesticides (an app and a PDF), by Pacific Northwest Extension

Table of bee risk ratings for various pesticides.

Search Pesticides by Level of Risk for Bees

Screenshot of Best Management Practices list from UC IPM

Best management practices to protect bees from pesticides, by Univ. of California IPM

Man with gloves reading the label on a pesticide product.

Toxicity of Common Lawn, Garden, and Ornamental Pesticides to Bees

Honey bee approaching flower on a woody plant

Woody Plants for Urban Bee Conservation

Protecting and enhancing pollinators in urban lanscapes for the US North Central Region

Protecting and Enhancing Pollinators In Urban Landscapes

Monach butterfly drinking nectar from a zinnia flower.

Building a Better Monarch Butterfly Waystation

Bumble bee on a cone flower

Creating Pollinator-Friendly Landscapes

Honey bee on flower with many small blooms

Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Bee Health in the Horticultural Industry

One mite on a leaf, attached by some silk strands.

The Insecticide and Miticide Mode of Action Field Guide

Bumble bee on a flower.

Protecting Bees from Pesticides, by Dr. Kim Stoner

Various large bags filled with different types of beans

Best Management Practices for Farmers Using Seeds Treated With Neonicotinoid Insecticides

Environmental horticulture trees being grown in a large field

Ornamental Plant Pest Management Guide and Pesticide Rotation Planning Aid

Bumble bee on yellow flowers.

A Citizen’s Guide to Creating Pollinator Habitat in Connecticut

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