PPT-All About Pollinators

Madelyn Morris MS in Education apiculturist BOTANIST What do these 2 professions have in common Pollinator Video http wwwyoutubecom watchv MQiszdkOwuU What is Pollination. For example w hen a bee lands on a flower pollen ends up sticking to the pollinator bees are fuzzy So as they zoom from flower to flower to gather food pollen and nectar bees are also delivering the pollen that allows flowers and many crops to becom J. Patrick Jones. North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services. Structural Pest Control & Pesticides Division. Honey Bee . Apis. . Mellifera. THE NEW EPA BEE ADVISORY BOX. On EPA’s new and strengthened pesticide label to protect pollinators. Lock in of bee decline. To meet increasing demand, beekeepers continually replace lost and diseased colonies. Incentive to do this is high rental fees . Bees (and beekeepers) have to work harder. This promotes conditions for more bee decline. Understanding . challenges . facing pollinators . It a scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a pollen basket of a worker honey bee. Worker bees go from flower to flower collecting nectar and pollen to feed the colony. (draft slides for educators to edit as needed). Materials produced for the Global Pollination Project & Honeybee Forage Project South Africa, implemented by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.. Improving Your Garden and Outdoor Environment. Plant flowers rich in pollen & nectar. Pollinators love plants . like lavender. , . aster, goldenrod. , and . sage. Avoid using harmful chemicals. Aggressive fertilizers and insecticides can kill or deter . important in more ways than you might think. Pollination. Pollination. - When . pollen is moved within flowers or carried from flower to flower by . pollinating animals, the wind, or water.. About 80% of all plants are pollinated by . The Importance of Pollinators. What is Pollination? . Pollination: The transfer of pollen from the anthers of a flower to the stigma of the same flower of another flower. Pollination.  is a prerequisite for fertilization: the fusion of nuclei from the pollen grain with nuclei in the ovule. Fertilization allows the flower to develop seeds. Life Cycle. Are insects good or bad?. Pests. Beneficial Insects. Pollinators. Pollinators. Not just honey bees! . Natural enemies. Pest. Natural enemy. Lacewings. Parasitoids. Improving Your Garden and Outdoor Environment. Plant flowers rich in pollen & nectar. Pollinators love plants . like lavender. , . aster, goldenrod. , and . sage. Avoid using harmful chemicals. Aggressive fertilizers and insecticides can kill or deter . Penn State Pesticide Education Program. extension.psu.edu/pesticide-education. Importance of Pollinators. Fruit and seed production needed for the survival of the majority of flowering plants in our environment.. . Your. Personal. Pollinator. Paradise. Defining your goal. . What kind of pollinators are you trying to create habitat for?. What are the needs of each pollinator?. Which plants . will provide food & habitat?. The Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve covers 46,000 acres ood forests, wetlands, and scrub to be aware of your surroundings while in the Preserve. Be on the lookout for poison ivy, plants wi Liz Whiteford . Why do we need. Pollinators?. What do pollinators do?. The goal of all plants is to reproduce and, in order to do that, almost all need the help of pollinators. Pollinators help by moving pollen from the anthers of the flower to the stigma of the same flower or another flower of the same type.