Celebrating Pollinator Week

Insect and avian pollinators of Arkansas.
Public Domain/H. Jorgensen

Insect and avian pollinators of Arkansas.

Do you know which insects and other animal pollinators visit your garden, field or farm and how you can help them do their crucial work?

In Celebration of Pollinator Week, recognized the third week in June, the Department of Entomology in the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences invites the public to a utilize the pollinator-friendly resources found on the department webpage.

You can learn more about pollinators and some of the best practices in land management to invite and protect pollinators where you live.

Contacts

Heather Jorgensen, program specialist
Department of Entomology
479-575-6628, jorgense@uark.edu

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