This bilingual (Spanish and English) publication describes how to protect pollinators during a pesticide application. It also describes native bees and provides additional resources for information. This is one of a series of 10 Pesticide Use and Safety/ Uso y Seguridad de Pesticidas fact sheets.

Hefner, M., Kratsch, H., Fisher, J. and Schaerer, M.F. 2020, Protecting Pollinators/ Protegiendo a los Polinizadores, University of Nevada, Reno Extension Fact Sheet FS-20-10

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Protecting Pollinators/ Protegiendo a los Polinizadores

Published by: Hefner, M., Kratsch, H., Fisher, J. and Schaerer, M.F., 2020, Protecting Pollinators/ Protegiendo a los Polinizadores, University of Nevada, Reno Extension Fact Sheet FS-20-10