[PCA] NEWS: Attracting wild bees to farms is a good insurance policy

[Kwong, Olivia]

http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2014/attracting-wild-bees-to-farms-is-a-good-insurance-policy/

Attracting wild bees to farms is a good insurance policy
Published: April 3, 2014
Contact(s): Layne Cameron , Rufus Isaacs

Investing in habitat that attracts and supports wild bees in farms is not
only an effective approach to helping enhance crop pollination, but it can
also pay for itself in four years or less, according to Michigan State
University research.

See the link above for the full article text. If you have access, the
journal article can be found here:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.12257/abstract

He's also done a "A Quick Guide to Establishing Wildflower Plantings for
the Conservation of Beneficial Insects" video at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJSGXb81xbM
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