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New project: New project: farmscaping farmscaping for for beneficial insects beneficial insects - - 2009 Update - 2009 Update - Brett Brett Blaauw Blaauw and Rufus Isaacs and Rufus Isaacs
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New project:New project:
farmscapingfarmscaping for for
beneficial insectsbeneficial insects-- 2009 Update - 2009 Update -
Brett Brett BlaauwBlaauw and Rufus Isaacs and Rufus Isaacs
Project GoalsDetermine whether perennial flowering conservation strips
increase beneficial insects
Determine whether conservation strips increase pollination and
biological control in the crop (apple, cherry, and blueberry)
Provide educational programs to increase grower knowledge of
strategies for conserving beneficial insects
Site preparation5 Blueberry farms
Sites were prepared last
fall – herbicide applied,
and mown
Seeds were sown in May
Sites mown every few
weeks to combat weeds