POLLINATORS. We all know that bees are pollinators and that there is a movement, an incredibly important movement, to save them. But did you know there are many other species that are also pollinators?

It’s true. Bats, beetles, birds, butterflies, flies, moths, mosquitos, and even wasps are responsible for transplanting, if you will, wildflowers and those in the garden, from one location to the next.

And, according to the U.S. Forest Service, “for some species, the co-evolved relationship between plant and pollinator can be so interconnected that the disappearance of one can signal the extinction of the other. Likewise, efforts to conserve or restore plant communities should pay special attention to the needs of the pollinators associated with those plants in order to promote long-term success.”

Nearly half of the world’s food comes from pollinated plants — fruits, grains, oil (sunflower, canola, etc.).

How can you help save the pollinators and the world? A few tips from the U.S. Forest Service should help:

Spare that limb. Leave the dead trees for nesting sites for native bees. Just be sure the tree is not a danger to structures or humans.