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The Xerces Society
Matthew Shepherd, Director, Pollinator Program (503) 232-6639, mdshepherd@xerces.org offers pollinator conservation programs and classes, publications, and an informative Web site www.xerces.org. An international non-profit organization dedicated to protecting biological diversity through the conservation of invertebrates.
Scientific Reference Resources
Directory of Entomological Societies, which provide information about 400 active entomological societies. www.sciref.org
Medicine Bee Herbals Insect Resource and the Forgotten Pollinators Resource Information
Medicine Bee Herbals Insect and Forgotten Pollinators resource page www.medicinebeeherbals.com/apitherapy.php
Buggy Questions
By Pat Kite
Are Ladybugs all ladies?
There are boy ladybugs and girl ladybugs and they eat huge numbers of pest insects. Hundreds of years ago, European farmers were grateful that these tiny insects protected their grapevines, so they called it "our lady's beetle," believing it had been sent from heaven.
L. Patricia Kite writes books about insects and plants. Her newest book is Ladybug Facts and Lore, available from Amazon.com.