Plants for Insects
The decline of insects means that there is now an interest in planting species that benefit pollinators in our gardens. However, few studies have rigorously analysed which ornamental plants are most attractive to insects. Moreover, most research has been carried out in the UK, which has very different climatic and soil conditions to our own.
With the study Plants for Insects, we want to find out which ornamental plants in urban gardens are most attractive para estos animales. Para ello, evaluamos la presencia de insectos en distintas plantas de cuatro jardines urbanos de la ciudad de Murcia entre los meses de abril y mayo durante 2024 y 2025.
You can download the poster with the results of 2024, presented in the International Electronic Entomology Conference, donde encontraréis más detalles sobre la metodología. Además, en el siguiente gráfico se muestra la media de insectos observados por especie vegetal en ambos años de campaña.
Con estas observaciones esperamos aportar información útil para diseñar jardines y espacios urbanos que favorezcan la conservación de los insectos.
Bee workshop in the Galacho of Juslibol
In March we held our workshop "Discovering the bees of the Galacho de Juslibol".We talked about the importance of bees in ecosystems and how we can help them. Despite the strong wind, we went on a walk where we were able to observe several genera visiting flowers. A morning full of curiosities and an audience eager to learn!
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