How solitary wild bees interact with pesticides – starting to fill the research gaps
Written on: April 29th, 2018by Renate Sander-Regier In almost the same breath one day in April, two important and loosely related announcements were issued regarding wild bees and agricultural ...
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Bee box workshops
Written on: April 27th, 2018by Sandy Garland Our first events of 2018 were two workshops to build Mason Bee boxes, held on Sunday afternoons, April 8 and 15, and we couldn’t be more ...
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Milkweed muddle: why NOT to plant tropical milkweed
Written on: April 24th, 2018by Renate Sander-Regier As though they are not already struggling enough (see Threats), Monarch butterflies now face an additional challenge. This new one, ...
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A case of moth envy: hummingbird moths of our area
Written on: April 22nd, 2018by Renée De Vry A hot early-July afternoon spent at my favorite nursery, trying to decide what plants to adopt. I had come in to pick up more Plantain-leaved ...
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2018 Pollination Guelph symposium
Written on: April 12th, 2018by Renate Sander-Regier and Sandy Garland This year’s Pollination Guelph symposium took place on March 10 in Guelph. It offered presentations, workshops, displays, a ...
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