{"id":15467,"date":"2025-12-06T23:06:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T23:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/pollinators-more-to-them-than-meets-the-eye\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T23:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T23:06:11","slug":"pollinators-more-to-them-than-meets-the-eye","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/pollinators-more-to-them-than-meets-the-eye\/","title":{"rendered":"Pollinators \u2013 More to Them Than Meets the Eye"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n
\n

Pollinators Newsletter<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

POLLINATORS \u2013 MORE TO THEM THAN MEETS THE EYE<\/span><\/h1>\n

\nBirds, bats, butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, wasps, small mammals and of course, bees are pollinators. As they drink flower nectar or feed off of pollen, they pick up pollen and transport these grains from plant to plant. The current decline of pollinator populations is attributed to a loss in feeding and nesting habitats, air pollution, misuse of chemicals, diseases, and changes in climatic patterns. <\/p>\n

To celebrate and help protect these important animals, here\u2019s a review of some of the most common and less known of these friends.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n
\"\"
\n\t\t\tBirds of all kinds are excellent pollinators<\/td>\n		\"\"
\n\t\t\tHummingbird moth on Buddleia<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
\n\t\t\tBats provide insect control and help pollinate plants<\/td>\n		\"\"
\n\t\t\tHairstreak butterfly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
\n\t\t\tSwallowtail butterfly<\/td>\n		\"\"
\n\t\t\tIo moth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
\n\t\t\tLuna moth<\/td>\n		\"\"
\n\t\t\tWhite-lined Sphinx moth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
\n\t\t\tBlack soldier fly – the adult of the maggot in your wet compost<\/td>\n		\"\"
\n\t\t\tHover fly on crape myrtle – adult is powerful pollinator, larva is an effective predator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
\n\t\t\tHover or syrphid fly on rose\n\t\t\t <\/td>\n		\"\"
\n\t\t\tTachinid flies have bristly butts and often large colorful eyes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
\n\t\t\tTachinid fly – parasitoid of pest insects and an excellent pollinator\n\t\t\t <\/td>\n		\"\"
\n\t\t\tGreen lacewing – adults are great pollinators, larvae are helpful predators\n\t\t\t <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
\n\t\t\tBumblebees – even more powerful pollinators than honeybees for certain crops<\/td>\n		\"\"
\n\t\t\tHoneybees – imported to the US but valuable pollinators<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
\n\t\t\tLeaf-cutting bees, mason bees, and plug bugs are all helpful even though they do some cosmetic plant damage<\/td>\n		\"\"
\n\t\t\tWasps – powerful predators of pests and helpful pollinators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
\n\t\t\tAlmond verbena – the best pollinator attractor in my garden<\/td>\n		\"\"
\n\t\t\tWhite Gregg’s mistflower – even better pollinator attractor than the bluish-purple choice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

What Can We Do To Help<\/strong><\/p>\n

The best way to protect and encourage the pollinators is to help biodiversity by using lots of varying plants and working together to eliminate toxic pesticides to convert the world to organics. Enjoy these fascinating creatures in the meantime!<\/p>\n

To discuss this newsletter or any other topic, tune in each Sunday 8-11am central time to the Dirt Doctor Radio Show<\/span><\/a>. The call-in phone number is 1-800-281-8255. Listen on the internet or click here<\/span><\/a> to find a station in your area.<\/p>\n

Please share this newsletter with your gardening friends on Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, and X (Twitter)<\/a> to help me spread the word on organics.<\/p>\n

Naturally yours,<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Howard Garrett<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

<\/body><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"dirtdoctor-library":[],"class_list":["post-15467","library","type-library","status-publish","hentry","category-p","no-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPollinators \u2013 More to Them Than Meets the Eye - The Dirt Doctor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pollinators \u2013 More to Them Than Meets the Eye - The Dirt Doctor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pollinators Newsletter POLLINATORS \u2013 MORE TO THEM THAN MEETS THE EYE Birds, bats, butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, wasps, small mammals and of course, bees are pollinators. As they drink flower nectar or feed off of pollen, they pick up pollen and transport these grains from plant to plant. The current decline of pollinator populations is attributed to a loss in…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/pollinators-more-to-them-than-meets-the-eye\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Dirt Doctor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedirtdoctor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-06T23:06:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/003%20-%20Birds%20of%20all%20kinds%20are%20excellent%20pollinators.jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@HowardGarrett\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/pollinators-more-to-them-than-meets-the-eye\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/pollinators-more-to-them-than-meets-the-eye\/\",\"name\":\"Pollinators \u2013 More to Them Than Meets the Eye - The Dirt Doctor\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/pollinators-more-to-them-than-meets-the-eye\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/pollinators-more-to-them-than-meets-the-eye\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/003%20-%20Birds%20of%20all%20kinds%20are%20excellent%20pollinators.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-06T23:06:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-06T23:06:11+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/pollinators-more-to-them-than-meets-the-eye\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/pollinators-more-to-them-than-meets-the-eye\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/pollinators-more-to-them-than-meets-the-eye\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/003%20-%20Birds%20of%20all%20kinds%20are%20excellent%20pollinators.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/003%20-%20Birds%20of%20all%20kinds%20are%20excellent%20pollinators.jpeg\",\"width\":521,\"height\":480},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/pollinators-more-to-them-than-meets-the-eye\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Library topics\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Pollinators \u2013 More to Them Than Meets the Eye\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/\",\"name\":\"The Dirt Doctor\",\"description\":\"Natural Organic Gardening & Living\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Dirt Doctor\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dirt-Doctor-LOGO.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dirt-Doctor-LOGO.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":237,\"caption\":\"The Dirt Doctor\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedirtdoctor\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/HowardGarrett\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thedirtdoctor?ref=badge\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/dirtdoctortv\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Pollinators \u2013 More to Them Than Meets the Eye - The Dirt Doctor","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Pollinators \u2013 More to Them Than Meets the Eye - The Dirt Doctor","og_description":"Pollinators Newsletter POLLINATORS \u2013 MORE TO THEM THAN MEETS THE EYE Birds, bats, butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, wasps, small mammals and of course, bees are pollinators. As they drink flower nectar or feed off of pollen, they pick up pollen and transport these grains from plant to plant. The current decline of pollinator populations is attributed to a loss in…","og_url":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/pollinators-more-to-them-than-meets-the-eye\/","og_site_name":"The Dirt Doctor","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedirtdoctor","article_modified_time":"2025-12-06T23:06:11+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/003%20-%20Birds%20of%20all%20kinds%20are%20excellent%20pollinators.jpeg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@HowardGarrett","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/pollinators-more-to-them-than-meets-the-eye\/","url":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/pollinators-more-to-them-than-meets-the-eye\/","name":"Pollinators \u2013 More to Them Than Meets the Eye - The Dirt Doctor","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/pollinators-more-to-them-than-meets-the-eye\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/pollinators-more-to-them-than-meets-the-eye\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/003%20-%20Birds%20of%20all%20kinds%20are%20excellent%20pollinators.jpeg","datePublished":"2025-12-06T23:06:06+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-06T23:06:11+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/pollinators-more-to-them-than-meets-the-eye\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/pollinators-more-to-them-than-meets-the-eye\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/pollinators-more-to-them-than-meets-the-eye\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/003%20-%20Birds%20of%20all%20kinds%20are%20excellent%20pollinators.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/003%20-%20Birds%20of%20all%20kinds%20are%20excellent%20pollinators.jpeg","width":521,"height":480},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/pollinators-more-to-them-than-meets-the-eye\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Library topics","item":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Pollinators \u2013 More to Them Than Meets the Eye"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/","name":"The Dirt Doctor","description":"Natural Organic Gardening & Living","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#organization","name":"The Dirt Doctor","url":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dirt-Doctor-LOGO.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dirt-Doctor-LOGO.png","width":500,"height":237,"caption":"The Dirt Doctor"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedirtdoctor","https:\/\/x.com\/HowardGarrett","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thedirtdoctor?ref=badge","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/dirtdoctortv"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library\/15467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/library"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library\/15467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15487,"href":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library\/15467\/revisions\/15487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15467"},{"taxonomy":"dirtdoctor-library","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dirtdoctor-library?post=15467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}