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Asters are an Abundant Late-Season Source of Food for Pollinators
Asters, in the genus Symphyotrichum spp., formerly classified as Aster spp., are late-season flowering plants that provide an important source of food for bees, butterflies, and birds. Most are perennials, although there are also annual and biennial species. Their daisy-like flowers range from purple and blue to pink and white. Depending on the species, asters…
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You Don’t Need an Acre to Grow a Pollinator Garden
A pollinator garden doesn’t have to be a huge meadow or a field filled with wildflowers. A small garden around a cottage, a narrow bed along the house, or even a few containers can provide nectar, pollen, host plants, and shelter for bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects when the right plants are included. Kate’s…
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Balancing Mosquito Control and Pollinator Protection
Mosquito control is important for protecting people from diseases such as West Nile virus, dengue, and Eastern equine encephalitis, but it shouldn’t come at the expense of millions of pollinators. After an aerial mosquito treatment was followed by the deaths of about 2.5 million honey bees in South Carolina, the incident became a lesson in…
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How Scientists Are Radio Tracking Monarch Butterflies
For decades, scientists have studied monarch migration by placing tiny numbered stickers on their wings and hoping someone finds the tagged butterfly again. That method has taught researchers an enormous amount about monarch migration, but there can be hundreds or even thousands of miles between the places where a butterfly is seen. Now, scientists have…
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Tagging Monarch Butterflies
I recently attended a monarch tagging workshop at Sterling Nature Center on the shores of Lake Ontario in Sterling, New York. They hold three workshops each September to tag adult monarchs before their nearly 3,000-mile migration to the mountains of central Mexico. The workshop began with a slideshow explaining the tagging process, how researchers collect…
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Our Monarch Waystation is 20 Years Old
Here at Bee’s Haven, we’ve been interested in pollinators for many years. In 2006, I heard of Monarch Watch at monarchwatch.org. They had started a Monarch Waystation database, so with our almost 30 acres of habitat, I decided to apply. We were approved on July 30, 2006, and we’re Monarch Waystation #764. To date, there…
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