Join us on Zoom from 5-6 p.m. ET for the APLD Virtual Chapter Webinar.
*The webinar will be recorded and available for 30 days for all registered attendees after the event. Please note you will only be able to view the recording and not be able to download it, so we've extended our typical viewing time to accommodate this.
Webinar: Attracting Bees and Beneficial Insects with Native Plants
Learn about predator-prey relationships of flower-visiting beneficial insects and how they keep problem insect populations in balance.
Presented By: Heather Holm
Most insects have a positive impact in our landscapes. Native plants can be selected to attract specific bees and beneficial insects including predatory and parasitic wasps,beetles, flies, true bugs, and lacewings. Learn about the predator-prey relationships of these flower-visiting beneficial insects and how they help keep problem insect populations in balance. The life cycles, diversity, and nesting habitat of native bees will also be covered along with examples of native plants for different site conditions.
WEBINAR FORMAT
We will use Zoom and send out a link to all registered attendees before the event. The webinar will be recorded and available for 30 days for all registered attendees after the event. Please note you will only be able to view the recording and not be able to download it, so we've extended our typical viewing time to accommodate this.
MEET HEATHER
Heather Holm is a pollinator conservationist and award-winning author of four books: Pollinators of Native Plants (2014), Bees (2017), Wasps (2021), and Common NativeBees of the Eastern United States (2022). Both Bees and Wasps have won multiple book awards including the American Horticultural Society Book Award (2018 and 2022 respectively). Heather’s expertise includes the interactions between native pollinators and native plants, and the natural history and biology of native bees and predatory wasps. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, MinneapolisStar Tribune, and many local publications. Heather is also an accomplished photographer and her pollinator photos are frequently featured in print and electronic publications.
Heather serves on the boards of the following non-profits: Friends of Cullen Nature Preserve and Bird Sanctuary, Friends of Minnetonka Parks, and the new Minnesota Oak Savannah Chapter of The Prairie Enthusiasts. In her spare time, she is an active community supporter, writing grants, and coordinating and participating in volunteer ecological landscape restoration projects. The latest project is a 13-acre oak savanna restoration that will provide thriving habitat for pollinators, birds, mammals, and passive, nature-based opportunities for people.