Posts Tagged ‘wasps’
Why Pollinators are Important and How to Help
This week is Pollinator Week! Pollinators are everywhere but are very important in Iowa with how much agriculture we have here. Pollinators are so important to the production of food that if they were to all go extinct, we wouldn’t have many of the foods we have today. With over 200,000 different species of pollinators, Read More »
Read MoreFoods we wouldn’t have without pollinators
What if you couldn’t have any almonds or cashews in that nut mix you love to snack on? What if you couldn’t eat sesame chicken because sesame didn’t exist anymore? What if bananas, blueberries and tomatoes weren’t on the shelves anymore? One in three bites of food that we take is due to pollinators, and Read More »
Read MoreSix pollinators that aren’t bees or butterflies
We’ve spent a lot of time talking about native bees, honeybees, butterflies and moths — but did you know that there are plenty of other types of pollinators out there? Hummingbirds Hummingbirds love flowers that are tubular, brightly colored, open during the day and have prolific nectar hidden deeply within. The ruby-throated hummingbird is the Read More »
Read MoreIt’s not a bee — 5 types of wasps, hornets and yellowjackets you may see in Iowa
“Ah, a bee!” It’s such a common reaction when a buzzing insect comes near a person, whether adult or youth. But the word “bee” is overused, and most people actually don’t what insect they are encountering and why they usually shouldn’t be afraid of it. Last week, we talked about the difference between honeybees and Read More »
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