Supporting New York's Beneficial Insects
Creating habitat for pollinators and other beneficial insects
The same habitat (flowers and grasses of varied shapes and sizes that provide blooms throughout the growing season) is also good for other beneficial insects (and similar creatures like spiders) that are natural enemies of pests. There are many ways to establish these plants and manage weeds during the establishment process.
Videos: Creating pollinator habitat
- 2020 New York State Pollinator Protection Plan Update (pdf)
- New York State Pollinator Protection Plan (pdf), 2016
- Northeast IPM Center IPM Insights April 2015: the Pollinator issue
Resources
- Wild Bee ID App
- Native Beeology
- In Praise of Messiness, 2017
- How to protect and increase pollinators in your landscape, Michigan State University
- Planting garden center flowers is good for bees and other beneficial insects, Michigan State University
- Retailer Commitments on Pesticides and Pollinator Health, Friends of the Earth
- Neonicotoinoid facts for the Greenhouse Industry, Purdue University
- 10 Steps For Protecting Crops And Bees, 2015, greenhousegrower.com
- Choose Annuals and Perennials that Attract Pollinators (pdf), Flowers Canada Growers
- Diadasia, The Lives of Other Bees, 2017
Videos