down the ant hole...
Bees
We can thank bees for 1/3 of our food in the US! Without their pollination, over 100,000 species of plants & crops would go extinct.
Reasons for their decline: Pesticide use (manufacturers say it doesn’t impair them, but it is proven to hinder their navigational awareness – the most important skill a bee has). Deforestation & modern agriculture. And climate change, of course.
Butterflies
We can thank bees for 1/3 of our food in the US! Without their pollination, over 100,000 species of plants & crops would go extinct.
Reasons for their decline: Pesticide use (manufacturers say it doesn’t impair them, but it is proven to hinder their navigational awareness – the most important skill a bee has). Deforestation & modern agriculture. And climate change, of course.
Arachnids
If you are sick of mosquitos in your yard, maybe coexist with your neighborhood spiders. A natural pest control as they eat nuisance bugs like mosquitoes, flies, aphids & more! And then the birds like robins, wrens, sparrows, bluebirds & lizards eat them. A harmonious balance of the ecosystem! And an alternative to eradicating every life form near you with pesticides.
how to find bugs?
learn where to look based on your area
why
do i see less insects everyday?
magnificence.
stop & wonder more often
support local ecosystems
find your native plants
a world without them...
would we be so keen to exterminate, if we knew?
Decomposers
We can thank bees for 1/3 of our food in the US! Without their pollination, over 100,000 species of plants & crops would go extinct.
Reasons for their decline: Pesticide use (manufacturers say it doesn’t impair them, but it is proven to hinder their navigational awareness – the most important skill a bee has). Deforestation & modern agriculture. And climate change, of course.
Beetles
We can thank bees for 1/3 of our food in the US! Without their pollination, over 100,000 species of plants & crops would go extinct.
Reasons for their decline: Pesticide use (manufacturers say it doesn’t impair them, but it is proven to hinder their navigational awareness – the most important skill a bee has). Deforestation & modern agriculture. And climate change, of course.
Ladybugs & Pest Defenders
If you are sick of mosquitos in your yard, maybe coexist with your neighborhood spiders. A natural pest control as they eat nuisance bugs like mosquitoes, flies, aphids & more! And then the birds like robins, wrens, sparrows, bluebirds & lizards eat them. A harmonious balance of the ecosystem! And an alternative to eradicating every life form near you with pesticides.
"some of nature's most exquisite handiwork is on a miniature scale"
-Rachel Carson