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Spooky Behaviors of Pollinators: The Curious Lives of Parasitic Bees
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Fall is here and along with the pumpkins and falling leaves, there is one thing that pops up everywhere: Halloween! And because I can’t add Halloween decorations to a blog post, this blog will have a “conceptual” Halloween twist. Today,…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Anahi, bees, Insects, Pollinators
My flowers should be attracting lots of pollinators, but they’re not. What’s going on?
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The presence of pollinators on flowers depends on many factors, so it is hard to know exactly why they are not visiting your flowers as much as you would expect. Plus, sometimes these factors happen simultaneously, so it may be…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Anahi, Insects, Pollinators
Climate change impacts on pollinators and pollination
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Do you agree that the weather has been getting a bit crazy? Summers are getting extreme, some being dry, others overly wet and too hot, the winters too warm, hurricanes and tornadoes becoming more common and stronger. Climate change is…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening, Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Anahi, Climate Change, Insects, pollination, Pollinators
Pitcher plants: their pools are cool, but not always refreshing
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As I’m writing this, my weather station tells me that it feels like 95F outside, and now all I can do is think of jumping into a pool. And because in the natural world pools are not just for refreshing…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Anahi, Insects, Native Plants, pollination
Get ready for Pollinator Week: Let’s play pollination bingo!
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Here in Maryland, June is the month when it starts to get hot and we start seeing fireflies, but also when a lot of plants flower and a ton of insects are flying around! Also, June is when The Pollinator…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening, Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Anahi, Insects, pollination, Pollinators
Apples and strawberries, or how pollinators feed us
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You may have heard that pollinators are suffering and that we need to support them so they can continue to stay around us. You may also have heard that as humans, we need pollinators because if we lose them, we…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening Tags: Author:Anahi, Fruits, pollination, Pollinators
Wild ginger spices up the Maryland spring
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As a pollination biologist, I have the immense privilege of studying really cool plants who trick their pollinators in fancy and incredible ways, and I tend to be naturally attracted to flowers that may not be super showy to most…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Anahi, Flowers, Insects, Native Plants, Pollinators
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