www.sare.org resources managing-alternative-pollinators Managing Alternative Pollinators ...information on each alternative pollinator’s biology, disease, pest and chemical susceptibility, and step-by-step instructions on how to rear and manage. Growers: Guidance for understanding the business of pollination, matching pollinators...
www.sare.org resources cover-cropping-for-pollinators-and-beneficial-insects Cover Cropping for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects ...with some fine-tuning of management practices and thoughtful plant selection. This 16-page bulletin will help you use cover crops to encourage populations of pollinators and beneficial insects on your farm while you address your...
www.sare.org resources cover-crops Cover Crops for Sustainable Crop Rotations ...pollinators to your farm using cover crops, see the comprehensive SARE bulletin, Cover Cropping for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects. To learn about other methods of attracting beneficial insects, read Agroecological...
northcentral.sare.org resources pollinator-friendly-cover-cropping-for-vegetable-producers-in-the-upper-midwest Pollinator-Friendly Cover Cropping for Vegetable Producers in the Upper Midwest ...opportunity to add crucial floral resources and habitat for pollinators and other beneficial insects on the farm. However, identifying appropriate cover crop species and management practices can be challenging. Growers...
northcentral.sare.org resources blooms-for-mason-bees Blooms for Mason Bees With support from SARE, the Osmia Bee Company in Ohio is designing a seed mix to support springtime pollinators — particularly mason bees. They developed a guide with the intention...
southern.sare.org resources grazing-cover-crops-in-cropland Grazing Cover Crops in Cropland ...habitat for pollinators. New research is being conducted to assess different ecosystem services and monetary value provided by multi-species cover crops. In the future, a marketing system could be developed...
southern.sare.org resources innovations-in-large-scale-trap-cropping-for-reducing-insect-pests Innovations in Large-Scale Trap Cropping for Reducing Insect Pests ...and pollinators that land on the large heads. • When trap cropping is done over many years, producers may see gradual improvement in their crop quality as we have experienced...
southern.sare.org resources pest-exclusion-systems-for-pest-management-in-vegetable-production-across-the-southeast Pest Exclusion Systems for Pest Management in Vegetable Production Across the Southeast ...in controlling smaller pests. HTPE systems will also prevent some pollinators, such as bumblebees, from accessing the crops in the high tunnel. In some cases, it may be necessary to...
www.sare.org resources managing-cover-crops-for-ecosystem-services-in-vegetable-systems Managing Cover Crops for Ecosystem Services in Vegetable Systems Natalie Lounsbury (University of New Hampshire) discusses how to manage cover crops for such ecosystem services as: suppressing weeds, attracting pollinators, cycling nutrients, promoting biological diversity and controlling erosion. This...
www.sare.org resources how-to-manage-the-blue-orchard-bee How to Manage the Blue Orchard Bee ...pollinators; in fact, just 250-300 females will pollinate an entire acre of apples or almonds. BOBs forage and pollinate under cloudy skies and at lower temperatures than most other bees....