“MSU Today” published a story with an overview of what researchers on the Integrated Crop Pollination Project are learning about specialty crop pollination in the United States. Read the full story here.
Highbush blueberries grown in different regions of North America are pollinated by markedly different communities of bees, with economically important pollination deficits in blueberries grown outside of the natural range of its wild relatives, according to a new study published today in PLOS ONE. The team of Project ICP…
How can we help bees and ensure that farmers continue to get consistent, reliable pollination? A new video produced by the Integrated Crop Pollination Project explores one solution that’s gaining support around the world: adding wildflowers to field edges. Planting flowers, especially…
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…
by Mary Bammer, Extension Coordinator, Ellis Lab (University of Florida) This was the first male southern carpenter bee I had ever seen. When it first flitted past, I thought it might be a dragonfly with its loud wings and flashy colors.…
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…
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…
More than 150 food crops in the US and Canada need insect pollination to produce quality, marketable yields; it’s estimated that one out of every three bites of food we eat comes from an insect-pollinated crop. Supporting pollinators and the…
A new article in Earth Island Journal highlights the work of researchers and growers on the Integrated Crop Pollination Project to support pollinating insects and improve crop pollination and yield. The piece features interviews with project director Rufus Isaacs (Michigan State), researcher Neal…
For release Feb. 2016 — Pollination is essential to the production of many fruit, nut, and vegetable crops. Most crops are primarily pollinated by a combination of managed and wild bees. Growers need pollination strategies that can reliably deliver pollination and ensure quality,…