Authors Douglas B. Sponsler Department of Entemology, Pennsylvania State University Christina M. Grozinger Department of Entemology, Pennsylvania State University Rodney T. Richardson Department of Biology, York University Andrea Nurse Climate Change Institute, The University of Maine Farmington Dalton Brough Pennsylvania State University Harland M. Patch Department of Entemology, Pennsylvania State University Kimberly A. Stoner The [...]
Authors Bernadette Mach Department of Entomology, The University of Kentucky Daniel Potter Department of Entomology, The University of Kentucky Overview Various groups have published bee-friendly plant lists, but these lists often lack experimental data and rarely emphasize woody plants (flowering trees and shrubs)—a major component of urban landscapes. Dr. Mach and Dr. Potter set out [...]
Authors Kimberly A. Stoner The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Richard S. Cowles Valley Laboratory, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Andrea Nurse Climate Change Institute, University of Maine Brain D. Eitzer The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Abstract Worldwide studies have used the technique of pollen trapping, collecting pollen loads from returning honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) [...]
Authors Bernadette M. Mach, University of Kentucky Daniel A. Potter, University of Kentucky Abstract Urban and suburban landscapes can be refuges for biodiversity of bees and other pollinators. Public awareness of declining pollinator populations has increased interest in growing plants that provide floral resources for bees. Various publications and websites list “bee-friendly” plants, but such [...]