Evalua&ng Farms for Pollinator and Beneﬁcial Insect Habitat

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XercesHabitatAssessmentGuide

•  Evaluateexis6nghabitat

•  Priori6zeconserva6onac6ons

• Quan6fyimprovementsover6me

•  Landscapecharacteris6cs

•  Farm-specificcharacteris6cs

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FinalThoughts

Photo:TheFriendsofEdithPatch(www.edithpatch.org)

Dr. Edith Patch (1916) President, Entomological

Society of America

In1938,Dr.Patchpredictedthatbytheyear2000

…thePresidentoftheUnitedStateswouldissueaproclama6onclaimingthatlandareasatregularintervalsthroughouttheU.S.wouldbemaintainedas“InsectGardens,”underthedirec6onofgovernmententomologists.Thesewouldbeplantedwithmilkweed,hawthorn,andotherplantsthatcouldsustainpopula6onsofbuDerfliesandbees.Shepredictedthatsome6meinthefuture,“Entomologistswillbeasmuchormoreconcernedwiththeconserva5onandpreserva5onofbeneficialinsectlifeastheyarenowwiththedestruc5onofinjuriousinsects.”

FinalThoughts

Plantflowers……asna.veaspossible.Reducepes.cideuse.Spreadtheword.

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TakeHomeMessage

Specialthankstotoday’sorganizers,guestspeakersandNCAPThankyoutotheseXercesSocietysupporters:

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Acknowledgements

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