Pollinators: Beyond Bees & Butterflies (webinar)

Pollination is essential to successful reproduction in more than 90 percent of the 250,000 flowering plant species now in existence. More than 100,000 varieties of insects, including bees, moths, butterflies, beetles and flies, serve as pollinators, as well as over 1,000 species of vertebrates, including birds, mammals and reptiles.

They are key to pollinating many agriculture food crops, but native pollinators are essential for maintaining the structure and function of a wide range of natural communities in North America. In the wild, an abundant and healthy population of pollinators increases biodiversity and creates more food for wildlife. The availability of native pollinators is as important as moisture, sunlight and soil fertility to the reproductive success of nearly half the world’s flowering plants.

Register now ONLY at ufsarasotaext.eventbrite.com to save your seat and receive notice of any changes. Please do not register through a third party which is not affiliated with UF/IFAS Extension.

NOTE: If you have an insect and you’re not sure what it is, feel free to take a picture of it and send it to me prior to the program for identification!

Instructor: Carol Wyatt-Evens, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County, Chemicals in the Environment Agent.

For questions or further information, please call 941-861-5000 or email sarasota@ifas.ufl.edu. If you require special accommodations to attend one of our events, please contact us in advance at 941-861-5000 or sarasota@ifas.ufl.edu.

NOTE: Classes and events may be canceled at any time due to low registration or other circumstances, with full refunds issued for paid events. Similar classes or events often are offered on future dates.

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Type: Take a Class

Topic: Nature

Organization name: UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County