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Author
Publisher
Quarry Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The passion and urgency that inspired WWI and WWII Victory Gardens is needed today to meet another threat to our food supply and our environment-the steep decline of pollinators. The Pollinator Victory Garden offers practical solutions for winning the war against the demise of these beneficial animals. Pollinators are critical to our food supply and responsible for the pollination of the vast majority of all flowering plants on our planet.Pollinators...
3) Butterflies
Author
Series
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"An introduction to butterflies that discusses body parts, the pollination process, migration habits, and more."--
Author
Publisher
Pollination Press LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"This comprehensive, essential book profiles over 65 perennial native plant species of the Midwest, Great Lakes region, Northeast and southern Canada plus the pollinators, beneficial insects and flower visitors the plants attract ... Readers learn to attract and identify pollinators and beneficial insects as well as customize their landscape planting for a particular type of pollinator with native plants. The book includes information on pollination,...
Author
Series
Publisher
EZ Readers, an imprint of Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Moths are fuzzier and fatter than their butterfly cousins. A lot of moths are brown and dull looking. Butterflies get songs and poems written about them. Hardly anyone swoons over moths. But moths deserve our respect and attention. Moths are pollinators, and many are native to America. While most insect pollinators work during the day, moths take the night shift. They visit flowers that bloom under the light of the moon. Moths play a vital role in...
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Bees pollinate 75 percent of the fruits, vegetables, and nuts grown in the United States. Around the world, bees pollinate $24 billion worth of crops each year. Without bees, humans would face a drastically reduced diet. We need bees to grow the foods that keep us healthy. But numbers of bees are falling, and that has scientists alarmed. What's causing the decline? Diseases, pesticides, climate change, and loss of habitat are all threatening bee...
Author
Series
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Flies get no respect. People shoo them. They swat them. They use bug spray to kill them. But the next time you see a fly, think twice before you strike. Flies can be annoying but helpful too. They are pollinators. Pollinators help plants produce the fruits and vegetables we love to eat. Flies pollinate pears, strawberries, and even cacao, the nut used to make chocolate. Flies work hard for us -- and they do it for free! [This book] is a good place...
Author
Series
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Mosquitoes bite. Their bites make us itchy. They make an annoying whining sound. Most people hate them. But mosquitoes are also pollinators. Pollinators help plants to grow. Orchids and goldenrods need pollination by mosquitoes to survive. Like butterflies, the elephant mosquito carries pollen from flower to flower. [This book] is a good place to start learning about the role of mosquitoes in the life cycle of plants." -- Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Stop! Don't step on that beetle. Many beetles are pollinators. Without them, we wouldn't have magnolia flowers, palm trees, or the fruit of the pawpaw. Beetles can be pests and also helpful. Farmers use ladybug beetles to eat insects that are eating their plants. In the United States, there are more than 30,000 native beetles -- and more are discovered every day. These native pollinators are small in size but giants in the insect world. [This book]...
Author
Series
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"When people think of bees, they often think of the honeybee. Honeybees are important. They deserve a lot of buzz. But they are not native to America. Colonists brought the honeybee to Virginia in 1622. America's only native bee is the bumblebee, an there are 46 different kinds of bumblebee. OUr bumblebees pollinate flowers of apples, plums, pears, almonds, peaches, and many more plants. They work twice as fast as honeybees, and they work for free...
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