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CREATE A CERTIFIED HOME POLINATOR GARDEN OR BEE LAWN

NDSU Extension Master Gardener Program is encouraging citizens to build new pollinator gardens and bee lawns or transform existing gardens and lawns! You can have your garden designated as a “Certified NDSU Extension Master Gardener Pollinator Garden.”

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Butterfly Gardening in North Dakota

This publication summarizes butterfly gardening including identification of butterflies, life cycle, how to plan a butterfly garden, planting a butterfly garden, flowers and host plants of caterpillars.

Insects That Look Like Bees

Many insects look and even sound like bees in our gardens and yards! This publication summarizes the insects that mimic bees including flies, wasps and moths, and which ones are pollinators. Some examples of bee mimics described are hover…

Meet the Threatened Rare and Endangered Insect Pollinators of North Dakota

This publication describes the major factors of why are some pollinators in decline, such as habitat loss and pesticides. Four pollinators that are poorly known are discussed including the rusty patched bumble bee, the yellow-banded bumble…

Pollination in Vegetable Gardens and Backyard Fruits

This publication summarizes the process of pollination in different vegetables and fruits grown by the backyard gardeners of North Dakota. Successful pollination is needed for fruit or berry production. The role of pollinators in growing…

Pollinator Preferences for Selected Aster, False Indigo, Bee Balm and Sedum Flowers in North Dakota

North Dakotans can nourish pollinators by planting flowers that produce nectar and pollen. However, not all flowering perennials are equal. This publication discusses pollinator preferences for native species and ornamental cultivars of…

The Monarch Butterfly Part 1 - Migration and Life Cycle

Monarch butterflies are a charismatic species whose populations are in decline. Education will help with conservation efforts. This publication explains the butterfly's migration, life cycle, and how to distinguish from monarch lookalikes.

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