Pollinators

Flowers have maintained a partnership with insect pollinators from the beginning. They are masters at attracting these love messengers and perpetuating the species through pollination. They use countless ways to accomplish this goal.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Monarchs and their Enemies

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Male monarch butterfly. © Beatriz Moisset We are told that monarch butterflies are well protected against predators and indeed the...
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Ants, the Unlikely Pollinators

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© Beatriz Moisset Ants are seen visiting flowers with great frequency. People often ask me: Do ants pollinate? I answer with another qu...
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Monday, September 3, 2012

Cast of Characters

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Every year flowers bloom in succession and, with them, a predictable cast of characters shows up routinely. Three plants, in particular, cal...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Gardening for Honorary Butterflies (Mint Moths)

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Not all moths fly at night and not all are drab. Some deserve the name of honorary butterflies. In fact sometimes they are mistaken for th...
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Pollinator Conservation Short Course

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Snyder Farm On April 27, I attended a short course on pollinator conservation at the Snyder Farm , an agricultural research station ...
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Moths as Pollinators

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Moths evolved to deal with flowers. Their long, tube-like tongues are just right for sipping nectar from long-necked blossoms. Nectar is...
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Saturday, March 31, 2012

The Yucca Moth and the Yucca

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Yucca ( Yucca glauca ), the state flower of New Mexico, illustrates an intimate relationship between a specialized pollinator and its equ...
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We are all part of the web of life. Animals need plants and plants need animals and ultimately we all need each other in a very intricate and complex web of interactions. A biologist from Argentina, resident of the United States for many years. Author of: "Bee Basics, An Introduction to Our Native Bees" by Beatriz Moisset, Ph.D and Stephen Buchmann, Ph.D. All photos and content are copyrighted. Please, contact me if you want to use or purchase something.
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