Location: Udall Building, Large conference room (second floor). 725 Camino Lejo Santa Fe, NM
Cost: Members $5**/Adult $15
Join Emily Ruth Spindler for a lecture, as they discuss the effects pesticides have on pollinators.
New Mexico hosts about a quarter of all bee species found in the US, however pollinator populations are declining, in part due to widespread pesticide use. Join Emily Ruth to learn more about pesticide impacts to pollinators, how to avoid pesticides in your home garden, and how to enhance ecosystem services from beneficial insects by supporting greater biodiversity.
Emily Ruth Spindler is the Southwest Pesticide Program Specialist for the Xerces Society. They received their MS in Environmental Sciences from the University of Virginia, where they studied the risk of butterfly host plant contamination with neonicotinoid pesticides in agricultural field margins, and toxicity of neonicotinoids to painted lady caterpillars. With the Xerces Society, they hope to spread awareness of the prevalence of pesticides in the environment and the harm of pesticides to pollinators, and encourage ecologically-sound pest management in southwestern home gardens, cities, small farms, and other landscapes.
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