What Do Pollinators Need Food Shelter Protection From Pesticides Food Providing Pollen and Nectar Nectar energy and amino acids Pollen protein Providing Pollen and Nectar Goals ID: 562431
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Backyard Gardening For PollinatorsSlide2
What Do Pollinators Need?
Food
ShelterProtection From PesticidesSlide3
FoodSlide4
Providing Pollen and Nectar
Nectar – energy
and amino acidsPollen – protein Slide5
Providing Pollen and Nectar
Goals:
Use a wide variety of plants Provide diversity in flower size, shape, structureProvide continuous bloom early spring through late fallProvide butterfly host plantsSlide6
Variety in Flower StructureSlide7
Flower Variety in Size, Shape, ColorSlide8
Flower Types Attractive to PollinatorsSlide9
Our Concept of ‘Weeds’Slide10Slide11Slide12Slide13Slide14
Noxious Weeds
Shatter
cane (Sorghum bicolor).Russian thistle (Salsola Kali var. tenuifolia).Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense
L. (Pers.)).Wild parsnip ( Pastinaca sativa).Wild carrot (Queen Annes lace) (Daucus carota
L.).Oxeye daisy (Chrysanthermum leucanthemum var. pinnatifidum).Wild mustard (Brassica kaber var. pinnatifida).Grapevines
: when growing in groups of one hundred or more and not pruned, sprayed, cultivated, or otherwise maintained for two consecutive years.Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense L. (Scop.)).Poison hemlock (Conium
maculatum
).
Cressleaf
groundsel (
Senecio
glabellus
).
Musk
thistle (
Carduus
nutans
).
Purple
loosestrife (
Lythrum
salicaria
).
Mile-A-Minute
Weed (
Polygonum
perfoliatum
).
Giant
Hogweed (
Heracleum
mantegazzianum
).
Apple
of Peru (
Nicandra
physalodes
).
Marestail
(
Conyza
canadensis
)
Kochia
(
Bassia
scoparia
).
Palmer
amaranth (
Amaranthus
palmeri
).
Kudzu
(
Pueraria
montana
var.
lobata
)
Japanese
knotweed (
Polygonum
cuspidatum
)Slide15
InvasivesSlide16
Variety in Bloom TimeSlide17Slide18Slide19
What A
bout Wintertime?
Leave plants with fruits and seeds standingSlide20
Butterfly Host Plants
Black Swallowtail Spice Bush Swallowtail Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Parsley, carrot, celery, dill Spicebush, sassafras Black cherry, ash, tulip tree, spicebush
American Painted Lady Viceroy Monarch Pearly everlasting Willow, poplars, black cherry MilkweedSlide21
Butterfly Host Plants
Flowers
:Aster (Aster spp.)Black-Eyed Susan (
Rudbeckia hirta)Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias
tuberosa)Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)Coneflowers (
Echinacea purpurea)False Nettle (Boehmeria
cylindrica
)
Hollyhock (
Alcea
rosea
)
Indian Paintbrush (
Castilleja
spp.
)
Mallow (
Malva
spp.
)
Nasturtium (
Tropaeolum
majus
)
Pussy-toe (
Antennaria
plantaginifolia
)
Rue (
Ruta
graveolens
)
Ruellia
(
Ruellia
spp.
)
Shasta Daisy (
Leucanthemum
spp.
)
Silver Brocade (
Artemisia
stellariana
)
Snapdragon (
Antirrhinum
majus
)
Spider flower (
Cleome
hasslerana
)
Sunflower (
Helianthus spp.
)
Swamp Milkweed (
Asclepias
incarnata
)
Swamp Verbena (
Verbena
hastata
)
Tall Verbena (
Verbena
bonariensis
)
Violet (
Viola spp.
)
Water Dock (
Rumex
verticillatus
)
Wild Senna (
Senna
hebecarpa
)
Woodland Stonecrop (
Sedum
ternatum
)
Vines:
Passion Flowers (
Passiflora
spp.
)
Pipevine (
Aristolochia
macrophylla
Herbs
:
Dill (
Antheum
graveolens
)
Fennel (
Foeniculum
vulgare
)
Parsley (
Petroselinum
crispum
)
Grasses
:
Little Bluestem Grass (
Schizachyrium
scoparium
)
Orchard Grass (
Dactylis
glomerata
)
Panic Grass (
Panicum
spp.
)
Shrubs:
Coontie
(Zamia pumila)False Indigo (Baptisia australis)Spicebush (Lindera benzoin )Trees:Aspen Tree (Populus spp.)Common HopTree (Ptelea trifoliata)Elm Tree (Ulmus spp. )Flowering Dogwood (Cornus)Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum)Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)Sweet Bay (Magnolia virginiana)Willow (Salix)Slide22
XSlide23
Natives
Adapted to our climate
Tolerate poor conditionsLow maintenanceBeneficial for native pollinatorsSlide24
Other Considerations
Spread
elements throughout yardPlant in groupsAvoid modern hybrid flowers, especially those with "doubled" flowers.
Night-blooming flowers will support moths and bats.Slide25
Getting StartedSlide26
Where to Get Plants
Native plant nurseries
Native seed companiesLocal native plant salesCox ArboretumAullwood Audubon Center and FarmMarianist Environmental Education CenterSlide27
ShelterSlide28
Shelter
Protection from severe weather and predators
Sites for nestingSolitary bees make small tunnels in the ground or use beetle tunnels in treesSocial bumble bees use small cavities, like rodent burrowsSlide29
Nest SitesSlide30Slide31
WaterSlide32
Water Features
Pools, ponds, small containers
Should be shallow or have sloping sidesSlide33
Protection From PesticidesSlide34
Protection From Pesticides
I
nsecticides are dangerous to bee and butterfly speciesHerbicides kill potential food sourcesSlide35
Integrated Pest ManagementSlide36
Attracting Beneficial Insects
Beneficial insects,
many of which are also pollinators, help destroy harmful insectsAttract them by:Planting flowering plants surrounding your garden (nectar and pollen will attract beneficials)
Plant ‘insectary plants’ which attract and sustain beneficial insectsSlide37
Insectary Plants
Sweet
alyssum (white variety)It belongs to the mustard family. Flowering period is long (several months). Natural enemies attracted include minute pirate bug, lacewings and ladybugs (predators) as well as small parasitic wasps that can attack aphids and other small insects.BuckwheatIt
is very attractive to honeybees, hover flies, soldier beetles, parasitic wasps and parasitic flies. Plus, predatory insects including assassin bugs, shield bugs, and predatory stink bugs.FennelThis plant attracts many ladybeetles, wasps, and hover flies. Fennel is also a host plant for the caterpillars of the anise swallowtail butterfly.Sunflower
This plant can attract predatory insects such as big-eyed bugs, wasps, lady beetles and predatory bugs. MustardIt is very attractive to lacewings, ladybeetles, and parasitic wasps that attack aphids and other small-sized insects.Slide38
When Using Insecticides
Choose selective insecticides when possible
Read labels carefullyApply according to label instructionsApply at night when pollinators are less activeSlide39
Other ConsiderationsSlide40
Other Considerations
‘Salt lick’ – Sea salt on the ground or mixed with
waterA place to rest, such as rocksWindbreaksSlide41
Questions?