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Attracting Native Pollinators Lecture
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The value of native pollinators to plants we have in our yards and food crops is often overlooked. Although honeybees, which are non-native, pollinate approximately $15 billion worth of crops in the U. S. each year, this may be less than half of the pollination going on. Dave Smith, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biologist, will speak to Northern Arizona Audubon Society on Wednesday in Sedona about the importance of these native pollinators and how to attract them to the gardens in your yards. Caption: Monarch butterfly at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge in Iowa (Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Both honeybees and some wild bees are declining in numbers. Colony Collapse Disorder is one of the reasons that honeybees are in trouble. Habitat loss and degradation and pesticide use are thought to be causing declines in native bees but may also be affecting honeybees. Attracting native pollinators to our yard by planting native plants has a dual purpose. It provides habitat for the native pollinators and decreases the amount of water needed because native plants are adapted to a drier climate. And vegetable gardeners can experience higher yields. Native pollinators are equally important as “keystone naturalists” in natural habitats in the U.S. and around the world. Not only do we depend upon native pollinators for the service they provide our food, but birds and other wildlife also depend upon these insects. Fruits and seeds are a major food source for many bird species (no bees, no sunflower seeds!) Many birds, such as flycatchers and warblers feed upon native pollinators and time their spring migration to follow flowering plants and their pollinators northward. Smith is currently working with Neil Cobb of the Merriam Powell Center for Environmental Research at Northern Arizona University on studying native pollinators at high elevation sites in northern Arizona. Come to the Audubon meeting at the Jewish Community Center of Sedona, 100 Meadowlark Dr. (off Hwy. 179) at 7 p.m., to learn more about native pollinators and how to provide food and shelter to this important group of organisms. Guests are welcome. |
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