Pesticides and Pollinators

  

There are a lot of great websites on the Internet about pollinators and pollination.  Here are some of our favorite sites related to attracting pollinators to your farm.  Be sure to check out our other categories of website links for many other valuable resources.

 

• About Pesticides (Pollinator Partnership)

• Health Canada Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) Pollinator Protection page (includes Best Management Practices)

• Health Canada PMRA PMRA Update on Neonicotinoid Pesticides and Bee Health

• How You Can Help – Avoid or Limit Pesticide Use (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)

• Pesticide Action Network (PAN North America)

• Reduce Bee Poisoning from Pesticides - Pacific NorthWest Extension Publication 591 (Oregon State University)

• Integrated Pest Management - Reducing Risks to Pollinators from Pest Management Activities (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)

• Reducing Risks to Pollinators from Pest Control (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service )

• Organic Pesticides: Minimizing Risks to Pollinators & Beneficial Insects (Xerces Society)

• Pesticide Considerations for Native Bees in Agroforestry (USDA National Agroforestry Center: technical note)

• How to Reduce Bee Poisoning from Pesticides (University of Oregon: Extension fact sheet)

• US Environmental Protection Agency Pesticide Program - Pollinator Protection

• Neonicotinoids - the new DDT? (documentary video)