| |
Plants for Pollinators
Updated
12/10/2008
Animal
pollinators are needed for the reproduction of 90% of flowering plants and one third
of human food crops. Pollinators include bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies,
birds, and bats. Each of us depends on pollinators in a practical way to provide
us with the wide range of foods we eat. In addition, pollinators are part of the
intricate web that supports the biological diversity in natural ecosystems that
helps sustain our quality of life.
Abundant and healthy populations of pollinators can improve fruit set and quality,
and increase fruit size. In farming situations this increases production per acre.
In the wild, biodiversity increases and wildlife food sources increase.
The NRCS-Plant Materials Program is working to select plants and provide recommendations
on plants which will enhance pollinator populations throughout the growing season.
These wildflowers, trees, shrubs, and grasses are an integral part of the conservation
practices that landowners, farmers and ranchers install as part of their conservation
plan.
Events
Publications
If you encounter any problems with the files provided on this page, please
contact Leslie Glass at 701-250-4330.
Some documents or features may require
Acrobat Reader.
Pollinators and Plant Materials. (PDF; 2 MB) R. Alan Shadow. 2008. etpmc, Nacogdoches,
texas. 11p. (ID# 8051)
Native Pollinator Habitat Plants Matrix. (PDF; 4 MB) Alan Shadow. 2008. ETPMC,
Nacogdoches, Texas. 2p. (ID# 8049)
Pollinator Plants of the ETPMC. (PDF; 335 KB) R. Alan Shadow. 2008. ETPMC,
Nacogdoches, Texas. 1p. (ID# 8050)
Plants for Pollinators in the Intermountain West. (PDF; 1.3 MB) Ogle, Dan, Jim
Cane, Frank Fink, Loren St. John and Mark Stannard. 2007. USDA - NRCS, Boise, ID.
October 2007. 21p. (ID# 7641)
Introduction to Insect Pollinators. (PDF; 238 KB) Rees, J., Vaughn, M., Williams
J. 2007. NRCS, Portland, Oregon. June 2007. 2p. (ID# 7561)
Plants For Pollinators In Oregon. (PDF; 401 KB) Pendergrass, K., Vaughan, M.,
and Williams, J. USDA-NRCS, Corvallis, OR. March 2008. 26p.
Montana Native Plants for Pollinator-Friendly Plantings. (PDF; 1.9 MB) Montana
Plant Materials Staffs. USDA-NRCS, Bozeman, MT. April 2005. 8p.
Saving Pollinators One Butterfly at a Time - Corvallis Plant Materials Center,
Oregon - May 11, 2007
Related Web Sites
Related Documents
Some documents or features may require
Acrobat Reader.
Farming for Pollinators - Native Bees and Your Crops (PDF; 1.9 MB)
NRCS Wildlife Habitat Management Institute Brochure on Native Pollinators (PDF;
4.6 MB)
< Back to NRCS Plant Materials Program Technical
Resources
| |
|