Late in life, Dana Milbank of the #WashingtonPost discovers the need and advocates for #InsectDiversity . There's a good quote from E.O. Wilson, about how we'd be in a whole lot of trouble if insect populations collapsed.

#Biodiversity
#Entomology
#Conservation

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/01/insect-removal-problems-ecosystem/

In the latest paper under the direction of @freelyflyingbee@Twitter we analyzed how attractive 25 different plant species are to pollinators in the Eastern United States: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/11/1068

This could help inform your decision of what plants to put in to attract pollinators to your garden.

#pollinators #garden #flowers #plants #InsectAbundance #InsectDiversity