Flowering wild plants encourage beneficial insects in the field
Beneficial insects do not always find enough food in arable fields. Two thirds of the pollen in their food comes from wild plants.
05.09.2019
Pollinators and beneficial insects contribute to a rich harvest in many crops. But in agricultural crops these insects do not always find enough food. Agroscope experts have shown for the first time which flowering plants are especially important for pollinators and beneficial insects in the course of the year. Around two thirds of the pollen in these insects' food comes from wild plants.
