Attracting Native Pollinators
Protecting North America's Bees and Butterflies
North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., [2011]
Format: Ebook
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Description: 1 online resource (xi, 371 pages) : color illustrations
Protect the Pollinators That Help Feed the World: Bees, wasps, butterflies, moths, flies, and some beetles pollinate more than 70 percent of flowering plants, but North America's native pollinators face multiple threats to their health and habitat. The Xerces Society offers a complete action plan of protecting these industrious animals by providing flowering habitat and nesting sites. Providing Healthy Habitats for Pollinators: Supports bountiful farm and garden harvests; Maintains healthy plant communities; Provides food for other wildlife; Beautifies your landscape with flower plants.
Contents:
Pollinators and pollination -- Taking action -- Bees of North America -- Creating a pollinator-friendly landscape.
Subjects:
Insect pollinators -- Conservation.
Bees -- Conservation.
Insect pollinators -- Habitat.
Bees -- Habitat.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture.
Insect pollinators -- Conservation.
Bees -- Conservation.
Insect pollinators -- Habitat.
Bees -- Habitat.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture.
ISBN:
9781603427470
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-353) and index.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-353) and index.
Description based on print version record.