Bees and Cover Crops. Using flowering cover crops for native pollinator conservation

GNE12-037 (project overview)

Project Type: Graduate Student

Funds awarded in 2012: $14,929.00

Projected End Date: 12/31/2014

Grant Recipient: Penn State University

Region: Northeast

State: Pennsylvania

Graduate Student:

Katherine Ellis

Faculty Advisor:

Mary Barbercheck

PSU Dept. of Entomology

Description:

Penn State Department of Entomology Extension Fact Sheet describing the potential use of spring flowering cover crops for native bee conservation purposes.

Type:

Fact Sheet

File:

Download file (PDF)

Authors:

Katherine Ellis; Mary Barbercheck

Target audiences:

Farmers/Ranchers; Educators; Researchers

URL:

http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/bees-and-cover-crops

This product is associated with the project "The role of cover crops as a floral resource for native bee conservation in agroecosystems"

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.