The Integrated Crop Pollination Project has released the summary report from its 2015 survey of California almond growers’ pollination practices. This is the third in a series of reports summarizing grower pollination practices in specialty crops around the United States. Previously, published…
Survey Report on Florida Blueberry Growers’ Pollination Practices Released
The Integrated Crop Pollination Project has released the summary report from its 2015 survey of Florida blueberry growers’ pollination practices. Earlier this month, the project team published the summary from a parallel survey of Michigan blueberry growers. The survey of 69 blueberry growers in five Florida…
Survey of Michigan Blueberry Growers’ Pollination Practices Shows Widespread Adoption of Reduced-Risk Pesticide Practices
The Integrated Crop Pollination Project has released a summary report from its 2015 survey of Michigan blueberry growers’ pollination practices. The survey of 240 blueberry growers delved into growers’ goals for pollination management, networks of information sources about pollination, and past, current, and potential…
Five New Articles on Pollinators from Penn State Extension
Members of Penn State’s Center for Pollinator Research, including Project ICP researcher Dr. Shelby Fleischer, and the Penn State Extension Vegetable and Small Fruit Team have collaborated to produce a five part series of Extension articles describing pollinators, pollinator threats and on-farm conservation strategies, including…
New Guide to Bees of the Great Lakes
Project ICP researchers Dr. Jason Gibbs and Dr. Rufus Isaacs (Michigan State University) have published a new guide to the bees of the Great Lakes region and the wildflowers that support them. The pocket-sized guide is designed to help farmers and gardeners identify…
Florida Melitto Files October-December Newsletter
Click here to read several articles about ICP research in Florida featuring ICP partner Cory Stanley-Stahr (UF) in the Florida Melitto Files Newsletter.
Florida Melitto Files April-June Newsletter
Click here to learn about Florida native plants for wild and managed pollinators in the current issue of Florida Mellito Files from Project ICP partners at the Ellis Lab (University of Florida).
Gardening and Landscape Practices for Nesting Native Bees
Project ICP research partner Dr. Jim Cane (USDA-ARS, Logan, UT; Utah State University) has published a new four-page guide to supporting nesting bees in your garden or yard. The fact sheet describes simple landscaping and gardening practices that can provide essential nesting needs of…
New MSU Extension Bulletin: Minimizing Pesticide Risk to Bees in Fruit Crops
Project ICP partners Emily May, Rufus Isaacs, and Julianna Wilson (Michigan State University), have authored a Michigan State University Extension guide, “Minimizing Pesticide Risk to Bees in Fruit Crops,” which outlines pesticide risks to bees on fruit farms and suggests best management strategies to minimize these risks. The…
Project ICP Communications Strategy
Project Integrated Crop Pollination is working across the country to reach our stakeholders. To read more about how our communications strategy works, see this document.