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Posted on: October 12, 2016

[ARCHIVED] 5 Pollinators that Use Old Plant Stems and Leaf Litter from Your Garden to Overwinter

Most pollinators do not fly south for the winter like Monarch Butterflies. These bees and butterflies overwinter in old plant material and could benefit from having people leave some of the dried vegetation standing in their gardens over the winter…

Most pollinators do not fly south for the winter like Monarch Butterflies. These bees and butterflies overwinter in old plant material and could benefit from having people leave some of the dried vegetation standing in their gardens over the winter:

1. Sweat Bees
2. Clearwing Moths (aka Hummingbird Moths)
3. Viceroy Butterflies (look similar to Monarchs)
4. Carpenter Bees
5. Aphrodite Fritillary

Learn More About Pollinator Habitat Here…
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