Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

Grants And Education To Advance Innovations In Sustainable Agriculture

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

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
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