The role of non-native nectar in the diet of Monarch butterflies
Written on: February 2nd, 2023By Heather Kharouba, with thanks to Zoe Pekos, Manon Veselovsky, Steph Rivest, and Greg Mitchell for their work on the project Are Ottawa’s native butterflies ...
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Our bumble bees have healthy guts!
Written on: December 21st, 2022by Michelle Hotchkiss, PhD candidate at the University of Ottawa Here in North America, bumble bees are key pollinators for both natural plant communities and ...
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What we are doing is important
Written on: February 15th, 2020by Renate Sander-Regier For years, researchers and journalists have been pointing to the dramatic loss of insects around the world (see links below). But insect ...
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Neglect your lawn for pollinators
Written on: July 1st, 2018by Renate Sander-Regier Pollinators like imperfect lawns. They prefer them on the derelict side. Pollinators are, in fact, drawn to lawns that stray from the closely ...
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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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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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