https://www.wcmu.org/tags/pollinator Pollinator en-US Copyright Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/2024-11-11/midwest-beekeepers-honey-bee-colony-loss-pesticides-parasites-drought Beekeepers say it can be especially challenging to raise honeybees in the Midwest. Parasites, pesticides and extreme weather like drought are contributing to colony loss. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/2024-11-11/midwest-beekeepers-honey-bee-colony-loss-pesticides-parasites-drought Héctor Alejandro Arzate https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-02/honeybees-return-to-michigan-f It's no secret that honey bees are busy-bodies. They're transported all across the country to pollinate various crops, and now they're returning to Michigan for the summer. Thu, 02 May 2024 18:50:57 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-02/honeybees-return-to-michigan-f Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-03-01/pollinator-scorecard-could-help-solar-developers-amp-up-proposals It’s an approach promoted by other states and the federal government as a way to create important habitat for pollinators. But it’s not as simple as scattering a few seeds around solar panels. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:07:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-03-01/pollinator-scorecard-could-help-solar-developers-amp-up-proposals Izzy Ross | IPR https://www.wcmu.org/show/from-the-ground-up/2023-07-01/the-birds-and-the-bees Elly Maxwell is an entomologist at Dow Gardens in Midland, she is all abuzz about “pollinators.”What is a pollinator? We may have learned about “the birds and the bees” in school, but Elly concisely explains it again. Sat, 01 Jul 2023 13:40:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/show/from-the-ground-up/2023-07-01/the-birds-and-the-bees Judy Wagley https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-01-10/new-federal-program-aims-to-address-pollinator-crisis Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:10:06 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-01-10/new-federal-program-aims-to-address-pollinator-crisis Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2018-05-14/michigan-and-15-other-states-work-to-increase-monarch-numbers Wildlife officials are taking public comment on a draft plan to help reverse a decline in Monarch butterfly populations. Michigan is one of more than a… Mon, 14 May 2018 21:26:40 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2018-05-14/michigan-and-15-other-states-work-to-increase-monarch-numbers