Tag: mowing

Mowing Less Along Highways May Preserve Pollinator Abundance and Diversity

Mowing less frequently along Florida’s highways may boost pollinator biodiversity, according to new research in the journal Florida Entomologist. Pollinators visit flowers searching for food in the forms of nectar […]

Entomology Today March 8, 2016 1 Comment

Mowing Grass in Water-Detention Basins Increases Mosquito Populations

Mowing grass and weeds is a useful way of managing some pests. For example, clearing yards and fields is one way of managing ticks without using insecticides because mowing discourages […]