Drought affected Iowa's pollinator plants and the pollinators
9/14/2023 2:27:50 AM
CATEGORIES:
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Buchanan County, IA
Start Date: 9/13/2023
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Wild pollinator plants in Iowa were struggling amid the drought and had fewer blooms. Less nectar can mean fewer pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, beetles and Monarch butterflies. A single year of drought shouldn’t affect insect populations as most pollinators produce large amounts of larvae, but another year of drought might decrease populations.
KCRG Online (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), Sept 13, 2023
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