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Updated: November 28, 2022
Pollinator Gardens
When planning a pollinator garden, remember that pollinators need what every animal needs: food, shelter, water, and space to raise a family.
Updated: September 22, 2022
Pollination Basics
What is pollination and how does it work? Pollination is the process by which plants reproduce and create seeds. Some plants are pollinated by wind and others by animals (pollinators) that move pollen from one plant to another.
Updated: August 29, 2022
Outdoor Insects in the Home Landscape
Most of the insects in the home landscape are beneficial. Learn to identify them and attract them to the garden. Learn to identify and manage other insects that may cause problems.
Updated: May 24, 2022
Parasitoids
Parasitoids are small insects whose immature stages develop either within or attached to the outside of other insects, referred to as hosts.
Updated: June 27, 2022
Flower Fly
Flower flies are a natural predator of aphids. Flower flies are mainly nonselective pollinators, feeding on nectar and pollen from a variety of plants and agriculturally important crops.
Updated: April 18, 2022
Pollinator Profiles
Common pollinators in Maryland include bees and wasps, butterflies and moths, beetles, and flies.
Updated: April 8, 2021
Meet a Pollinator: Cellophane Bee
Cellophane bees are important pollinators of plants and they are not aggressive/defensive.
Updated: March 9, 2021
Bumble Bees
Bumble bees are important pollinators that feed on nectar and pollen. They very rarely sting.
Updated: March 9, 2021
Pollinators and Pesticides
The Pollinator Protection Act prohibits the use of neonicotinoid pesticides outdoors by home by gardeners.
Updated: March 9, 2021
Tachinid Fly
Tachinid flies are among the many beneficial flies that prey on garden pests.
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