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A yellow Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on a purple coneflower

Want to support pollinators? Plant pollinator habitat!

Pollinators are an integral part of ecosystem functioning by providing pollination to both wild plants and agricultural crops. In recent years, concerns about pollinator population declines have…

Left image shows a rust colored dirt mound with a small bee in the middle. Right image is a wide shot of a nesting aggregation with many rust colored dirt mounds scattered among patchy grass.

Ground Nesting Bees - What to Look for and What Species to Expect

What to Look forOut of the more than 20,000 bee species in the world, approximately 70% build their nests underground. Females of these species lay their eggs in underground nests; the young then…