Down on the Farm: Pollinator Conservation Helps Ecology and...
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Down on the Farm: Pollinator Conservation Down on the Farm: Pollinator Conservation Helps Ecology and EconomyHelps Ecology and Economy
Mace Vaughan, Conservation DirectorThe Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
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The Xerces Society
An international non- profit that works to protect wildlife and biodiversity through the conservation of invertebrates.
© Edward Ross
What is the Xerces Society?What is the Xerces Society?
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• Pollinator basics
Workshop Outline
Where are we going?Where are we going?
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• Pollinator basics
• The current crisis facing honey bees
Workshop Outline
Where are we going?Where are we going?
© Bruce Newhouae
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• Pollinator basics
• The current crisis facing honey bees
• Importance of native bees for crops and wildlife
Workshop Outline
Where are we going?Where are we going?
© Bruce Newhouae
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• Pollinator basics
• The current crisis facing honey bees
• Importance of native bees for crops and wildlife
• Research linking natural habitat and crop pollination
Workshop Outline
Where are we going?Where are we going?
© Bruce Newhouae
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• Pollinator basics
• The current crisis facing honey bees
• Importance of native bees for crops and wildlife
• Research linking natural habitat and crop pollination
• Biology and habitat needs
Workshop Outline
Where are we going?Where are we going?
© Bruce Newhouae
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• Pollinator basics
• The current crisis facing honey bees
• Importance of native bees for crops and wildlife
• Research linking natural habitat and crop pollination
• Biology and habitat needs
• Three-step approach to pollinator conservation
Workshop Outline
Where are we going?Where are we going?
© Bruce Newhouae
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• Pollinator basics
• The current crisis facing honey bees
• Importance of native bees for crops and wildlife
• Research linking natural habitat and crop pollination
• Biology and habitat needs
• Three-step approach to pollinator conservation
• Managing habitat for bees
Workshop Outline
Where are we going?Where are we going?
© Bruce Newhouae
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Pollination
PollinationPollination
Pollination
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Pollinator facts
• 75% of all flowering plants
• 35% of crops worldwide
• One in three bites of the food we eat in the U.S.
• $20 billion in crops in the U.S.
Importance of pollinatorsImportance of pollinators
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Wildlife
• Fruits and seeds are a major part of the diet of about 25% of birds, and many mammals
• Pollinators are food for wildlife
Importance of pollinatorsImportance of pollinators
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Great diversity
Importance of pollinatorsImportance of pollinators
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Great diversity
Importance of native beesImportance of native bees
Bees are the most important pollinatorsin temperate North America
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Why bees?
Importance of native beesImportance of native bees
• Provide for their young
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Why bees?
Importance of native beesImportance of native bees
• Provide for their young• Vegetarians
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Why bees?
Importance of native beesImportance of native bees
• Provide for their young• Vegetarians• Many adaptations for
collecting and moving pollen
• Very hairy• Pollen baskets
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Why bees?
Importance of native beesImportance of native bees
• Provide for their young• Vegetarians• Many adaptations for
collecting and moving pollen
• Very hairy• Pollen baskets
• Forage out from a single nest
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Why bees?
Importance of native beesImportance of native bees
• Provide for their young• Vegetarians• Many adaptations for
collecting and moving pollen
• Very hairy• Pollen baskets
• Forage out from a single nest
• Flower constancy
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Bees and agriculture
Most crop pollination from the European honey bee.
Leaves us reliant on a single pollinator
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Importance of native bees:Importance of native bees:AgricultureAgriculture
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Fewer honey bees available
Importance of native bees:Importance of native bees:Honey bees in declineHoney bees in decline
Diseases and pests
50% decline in managed colonies since 1950; 70% decline in feral
Hybridization with aggressive African strain
Expected future declines
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“Colony Collapse Disorder”
Importance of native bees:Importance of native bees:Honey bees in declineHoney bees in decline
About 25% of beekeeping operations in the U.S. lost 45% of hives, on average
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“Colony Collapse Disorder” …we are on its trail
Importance of native bees:Importance of native bees:Honey bees in declineHoney bees in decline
• Disease?• Israeli Acute
Paralysis Virus• Pests?• Poor diet? • Insecticides?• Stress?
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“Colony Collapse Disorder” …we are on its trail
Importance of native bees:Importance of native bees:Honey bees in declineHoney bees in decline
• Disease?• Israeli Acute
Paralysis Virus• Pests?• Poor diet? • Insecticides?• Stress?
• Not cell phones nor BT corn
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The Western Bumble Bee
Importance of native bees:Importance of native bees:Other important bees in declineOther important bees in decline
One of the most common bumble bees in the West now nearly gone
Most likely from diseases introduced in 1996/97
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The Western Bumble Bee
Importance of native bees:Importance of native bees:Other important bees in declineOther important bees in decline
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The Western Bumble Bee
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Native Pollinators and Native Pollinators and Crop PollinationCrop Pollination
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Remarkable diversity: 4,000 species in North America
Importance of native bees: Importance of native bees: Crop pollinationCrop pollination
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Native bees and agriculture
51 bee species recorded visiting watermelon, sunflower, or tomato in California
More than 80 bee species recorded visiting berry crops in ME, MA, and Nova Scotia
Importance of native bees:Importance of native bees:Crop pollinationCrop pollination
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Sunflower example
Importance of native bees:Importance of native bees:Crop pollinationCrop pollination
When present, native bees:
• more than doubled seed set by honey bees in hybrid sunflower fields
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Cherry tomato example
When present, native bees:
• almost tripled production of Sungold cherry tomatoes
Importance of native bees:Importance of native bees:Crop pollinationCrop pollination
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Advantages of native beesVery efficient
Earlier, wetter, colderBuzz pollinationHarass honey bees
Example: 250 blue orchardbees per acre vs. 1 to 2.5strong honey bee hives (10,000 to 25,000 foragers)
No rental fees
An insurance policy if honey bees are hard to acquire
Importance of native bees:Importance of native bees:Crop pollinationCrop pollination
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Connecting Natural Areas to Connecting Natural Areas to Crop PollinationCrop Pollination
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Importance of natural areas
Value of Nearby Natural Habitat:Value of Nearby Natural Habitat:Watermelon in CaliforniaWatermelon in California
Kremen, et al. 2004. The area requirements of an ecosystem service: crop pollination by native bee communities in California. Ecology Letters. 7:1109-1119.
If more than 30% of the area within 1.2 km of a field is natural habitat, growers can achieve full pollination of watermelons by native bees in the Central Valley, California
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Importance of natural areas
Value of Nearby Natural Habitat:Value of Nearby Natural Habitat:Watermelon in CaliforniaWatermelon in California
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Importance of natural areas
Value of Nearby Natural Habitat:Value of Nearby Natural Habitat:Diverse crops in OregonDiverse crops in Oregon
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© Dr. James Altland , OSU
Value of Nearby Natural Habitat:Value of Nearby Natural Habitat:Canola in AlbertaCanola in Alberta
Importance of natural areas
In the absence of honey bees, canola growers make more money on their land if 30% is in natural habitat, rather than planting it all
Morandin and Winston. 2006. Pollinators provide economic incentive to preserve natural land in agroecosystems. Agriculture, Ecosystems, and the Environment.
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Hypothetical Farm
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Slide courtesy of Lora Morandin
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Value of Nearby Natural Habitat:Value of Nearby Natural Habitat:Canola in AlbertaCanola in Alberta
Slide courtesy of Lora Morandin
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Value of Nearby Habitat:Value of Nearby Habitat:Farms in the Eastern U.S.Farms in the Eastern U.S.
In 90% of farms studied in the east (NJ and PA), wild native bees provided all pollination needed for watermelon.
Importance of natural areas
Winfree et al. 2007. Native bees provide insurance against ongoing honey bee losses. Ecology Letters. 10:xxx-xxx.
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Value of Nearby Habitat:Value of Nearby Habitat:Farms in the Eastern U.S.Farms in the Eastern U.S.
Importance of natural areas
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Native Bee Life Cycle and HabitatNative Bee Life Cycle and Habitat
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(Photos: Dennis Briggs)
Mining bee (Andrena sp.) spends about eleven months in its underground nest before a few weeks as an adult.
Life Cycle of a Solitary Bee
Life cycle: solitary beesLife cycle: solitary bees
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Ground Nests
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Ground Nests
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Life cycle and nest habitat: solitary beesLife cycle and nest habitat: solitary beesGround nestsGround nests
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Ground Nests
© Matthew Shepherd
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Tunnel Nests©
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Tunnel Nests
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Tunnel Nests
© Edward Ross
Life cycle and nest habitat: solitary beesLife cycle and nest habitat: solitary beesTunnel nestsTunnel nests
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Life cycle of bumble bees
Life cycle: bumble bees (social)Life cycle: bumble bees (social)
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Cavity Nests
© Edward Ross
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Cavity Nests
Life cycle and nest habitat: bumble bees (social)Life cycle and nest habitat: bumble bees (social)
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Three steps Three steps to native bee to native bee conservationconservation
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Three-step approach to conservation of native bees
Native bee conservation: Three steps
1. Recognize native bees and bee habitat
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Three-step approach to conservation of native bees
Native bee conservation: Three steps
1. Recognize native bees and bee habitat
2. Adapt existing management practices to avoid causing undue harm
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Three-step approach to conservation of native bees
Native bee conservation: Three steps
1. Recognize native bees and bee habitat
2. Adapt existing management practices to avoid causing undue harm
3. Enhance and manage habitat for native bees
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Nest sites• Stable, untilled semi-
bare ground• Narrow tunnels• Cavities
Forage• Diversity of native
plants
Native bee habitat
Native bee conservation: Native bee conservation: Step 1 – Recognize habitat
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Areas that support pollinators
•Natural or unmanaged areas•Hedgerows, road edges and field margins•Cover crops•Old snags•Farm ponds•Farm gardens•Riparian habitat
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Natural or undeveloped areas
© Andrew Holder
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Hedgerows, road edges and field margins
© Andrew Holder
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Cover crops
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Snags
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Excavated soil
© Andrew Holder
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Gardens
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Riparian buffers
© Andrew Holder
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Fallow fields and unproductive land
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Areas that support pollinators
•Natural or unmanaged areas•Hedgerows, road edges and field margins•Cover crops•Old snags•Farm ponds•Farm gardens•Riparian habitat
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Make simple changes
© USDA ARS
For example:• Create pesticide buffers and
adjust application methods to do least harm
• Do not overspray habitat• Maximize untilled areas• Allow crops to bolt• Reconsider what is a weed
Native bee conservation: Native bee conservation: Step 2 – Adapt farming practices
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Supplement forage
Native bee conservation: Native bee conservation: Step 3 – Enhance habitat: forage
Choose diversity of native or naturalized plants that:
• Provide abundant forage• Bloom throughout the year,
especially early and late • Can serve as “bridge”
between crops
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Native bee conservation: Native bee conservation: Step 3 – Enhance habitat: forage
Native bee flight periods in relation to blueberry bloom
TAXA APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEP OCT
Colletes (inaequalis, validis)AndrenaAgochlora puraAgochlorella striataHalictus (females)Lasioglossum (females)OsmiaBombus
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© Matthew Shepherd
Native bee conservation: Native bee conservation: Step 3 – Enhance habitat: forage
Supplement forage
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Ground nest sites
Need to see the soil
Some ideas:• Native bunch grasses • Clear away some plants
from well-drained slopes• Maximize untilled areas • Piles of soil• Experiment with no-till
farming techniques© Matthew Shepherd
Native bee conservation: Native bee conservation: Step 3 – Enhance habitat: nest sites
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Tunnel nest sites
Native bee conservation: Native bee conservation: Step 3 – Enhance habitat: nest sites
• Protect snags whenever possible
• Provide trap nests
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Cavity nest sites
Native bee conservation: Native bee conservation: Step 3 – Enhance habitat: nest sites
• Grassy borders• Maximize “wild” areas• Send out the raptors
© NRCS Lynn Betts
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Managing habitat for native beesManaging habitat for native bees
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Traditional habitat management goals
Natural areas are often managed for a plant community or for a particular wildlife species or group.
Managing habitat: Traditional goals
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Traditional habitat management goals
Only recently have we begun to pay attention to ensuring or maximizing invertebrates to provide ecosystem services, such as pollination or wildlife food.
Managing habitat: Traditional goals
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Habitat management tools
• Insecticides
• Grazing
• Fire
• Herbicides
Managing habitat: Tools
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Protect bees from Protect bees from insecticidesinsecticides
Managing habitat: Insecticides
Value: pest control
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Protect bees from Protect bees from insecticidesinsecticides
Managing habitat: Insecticides
Value: pest control
Potential problems: poisoning pollinators
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Protect bees from Protect bees from insecticidesinsecticides
Managing habitat: Insecticides
Value: pest control
Potential problems: poisoning pollinators
Mitigating impacts: • No overspray or drift onto
adjacent habitat• Most targeted application• No spray on plants in bloom
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Protect bees from Protect bees from insecticidesinsecticides
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pdf/pnw/pnw591.pdf
Mitigating impacts (con’t):• Use active ingredients with
least impact on bees• Spray at night, when dry• Consider alternatives
• Pheromone traps and baits• Pest-resistant crops
Managing habitat: Insecticides
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Grazing
Value: weed control and encouraging forbs
Managing habitat: Grazing
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Grazing
Value: weed control and encouraging forbs
Potential problems: loss of forage for pollinators, site compaction
Managing habitat: Grazing
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Grazing
Value: weed control and encouraging forbs
Potential problems: loss of forage for pollinators, site compaction
Mitigating problems: • rotational grazing• long recovery periods• exclusion from sensitive areas• on the ground when few plants
are in bloom
Managing habitat: Grazing
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Fire
© Robert Parks
Value: often part of natural cycles and native plants are adapted
Managing habitat: Fire
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Fire
© Robert Parks
Value: often part of natural cycles and native plants are adapted
Potential problems: burning at too large of a scale or wrong time of year
Managing habitat: Fire
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Fire
© Robert Parks
Value: often part of natural cycles and native plants are adapted
Potential problems: burning at too large of a scale or wrong time of year
Mitigating problems: • burn only small percentage of a
site each year• when pollinators are least
vulnerable
Managing habitat: Fire
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Herbicides
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Value: inexpensive and effective tool for control of invasive spp.
Managing habitat: Herbicides
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Herbicides
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Value: inexpensive and effective tool for control of invasive spp.
Potential problems: can quickly remove forage
Managing habitat: Herbicides
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Herbicides
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Value: inexpensive and effective tool for control of invasive spp.
Potential problems: can quickly remove forage
Mitigating problems: • minimize and carefully target
applications• choose most targeted active
ingredient
Managing habitat: Herbicides
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Technical or Financial HelpTechnical or Financial Help
© Mace Vaughan
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Natural Resource Conservation Service: a New Ally in Pollinator Conservation
• Farm Bill conservation programs:
• EQIP, WHIP, CSP, CRP, GRP, WRP, etc.
• Most “conservation practices” can include habitat for pollinators
Opportunities for financial supportOpportunities for financial support
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For more information• Farm guidelines• Brochure• Pollinator Conservation
Handbook
• NEW: Wildland guide• Fact sheets• Plant lists• www.xerces.org
More information from the Xerces SocietyMore information from the Xerces Society
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Take Home Messages
• Pollinators are a diverse, interesting, important, and often overlooked component of wildlife
• A diverse community of native bees can provide significant crop pollination
What was this talk about anyway?What was this talk about anyway?
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Take Home Messages
What was this talk about anyway?What was this talk about anyway?
• Habitat on and around working lands can support these pollinators• Flowers• Nest sites• Pesticide protection
• Typical management strategies can be fine-tuned to take these habitat needs into account
© David Inouye
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Thanks
www.xerces.org (follow links to pollinator program)
ThanksThanks
Heather Rorer (Defenders of Wildlife) and Patty Tipson (Land Trust Alliance)
A host of bee researchers
Financial support from Xerces Society MembersCS FundTurner FoundationDudley FoundationNRCSDisney Wildlife Conservation FundRichard and Rhoda Goldman Foundation Gaia Fund National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Wallace Genetic Foundation
© Steve Javorek
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Questions
© Mace Vaughan
www.xerces.org (follow links to pollinator program)
QuestionsQuestions
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Butterfly and Moth Habitat NeedsButterfly and Moth Habitat Needs
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Butterfly and moth habitat needs
© Edward Ross
Butterfly and moth habitatButterfly and moth habitat
• Host plants for caterpillars
• Nectar and pollen sources for adults
• Overwintering refugia
• Sources of water and/or minerals
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Fly, Wasp and Beetle Habitat NeedsFly, Wasp and Beetle Habitat Needs
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Fly habitat needs
Fly habitatFly habitat
Flies are particularly important pollinators in arctic and alpine (especially the muscoid flies)
Very wide ranging habitat needs.• Food for maggots: aphids, solitary
bee brood, other immature insects, carrion, decaying plants
• Food for adults: some feed on pollen, most on nectar
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Wasp habitat needs
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Wasp habitatWasp habitat
Typically not great pollinators, but can still play a roll.
Wide ranging habitat needs: • Food for young: meat (carrion,
spiders, aphids, caterpillars, etc.)
• Food for adults: nectar or other sugar products
• Nest sites: very diverse
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Beetle habitat needs
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Beetle habitatBeetle habitat
Worldwide, beetles are the most speciose group of pollinators.
Wide ranging habitat needs:• Food for grubs: trees, solitary bee
nests, other insects, and much more…
• Adults: visit flowers for food or mating, they may feed upon nectar or pollen.