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Importance of Pollinators Addressed in Free Lecture

Hard working small insects pollinate about 75 percent of the world’s food crops. In the United States these pollinators make possible the production of nearly $15 billion of harvested food. “Pollinators – Markers of Biodiversity” will be the title of a free lecture and discussion on March 17 at 3 pm at the Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay.

Rachel Mallinger, M.S. Pollinator Research Specialist in the Department of Entomology at UW – Oshkosh, will review native bees and other pollinators, their hosts, their life cycles and their functions. She will report on her surveys of pollinator activity in Door County orchards. This topic is of practical interest for all kinds of gardeners and agriculturists. It will illustrate the value of native plants for pollinator-friendly habitat restoration.

The program is sponsored by the Door County Chapter of Wild Ones, which promote the use of native vegetation in landscaping.

To learn more about pollinators visit http://www.Xerces.org.