Pollinator Plot and Pollinator Facts
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Did you Know?...
- Butterflies, moths, bees and wasps and more visit milkweed for pollen and/or nectar.
- Milkweed would have to be ingested in large amounts before being dangerous to livestock and human, besides the fact that it has a nasty taste. If sufficient forage is available, livestock won't touch it.
- Milkweed is a native plant in Ohio.
- Monarch Butterflies are nearly endangered.
Things You Should Know About Pollinators
- A pollinator unknowingly can deposit pollen from a different flower. The plant then uses the pollen to produce a fruit or seed.
- Three-fourths of the world's flowering plants depend on pollinators to reproduce.
- The most common avian pollinator is the hummingbird but there are two species of bat that are major pollinators in the Southwest.
- The U.S. is home to 4,000 species of native bees.
- Pollinators' ecological service is valued at $200 billion each year in the U.S.
- NRCS offers more that 3 dozen conservation activities that can lead to benefits for pollinators.
- 90% of your vitamin C comes from insect-pollinated plants.
- Some flowers hold static charges until visited. Bumblebees, sensing static electricity, know which flowers to visit.
- Pollinators are facing challenges such as habitat loss, disease, parasites and environmental contaminants.
- you can help! Provide food and habitat for pollinators to help them thrive. you can do this in a backyard, crop field or even volunteer with a conservation organization.
Types of Pollinators
- Bees are the main pollinators for fruits and vegetables.
- Nectar seeking butterflies are daytime visitors and moths are their nocturnal counterpart.
- Birds, Bats and Hummingbirds are the most common avian pollinator in the continental U.S Two species of bats are major pollinators in the Southwest.
- Beetles, flies and other insects are common flower visitors and pollinators.