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FIELD GUIDES AND REFERENCE BOOKS
SPIRAL BOUND  |  4.25" x 7.5"  | 36 pages  
full color  ​|  ISBN 9781647551582
Published by Adventure Publications

Common Native Bees of the Eastern United States

Bees are beloved garden visitors and are essential to a healthy ecosystem. We welcome their arrival and celebrate their vital work as pollinators, supporting the growth of flowers, plants, and trees. If you see bees in your area, keep this convenient guide close at hand. Designed for ease of use, the tabbed booklet is organized by family and genus. Narrow your choices by group, and view just a few bees at a time. The professional photographs showcase 160 species—including bee look-alikes, such as beetles, hoverflies, and wasps.

Written by biologist, pollinator conservationist, and award-winning author Heather Holm, Common Native Bees of the Eastern United States features species found from the states that border the Mississippi River all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.

​Book Features:
  • Pocket-sized format—easier than laminated foldouts
  • Professional photos showing common species
  • Nesting and biology information for each genus
  • The author’s “Top 10 Things You Can Do for Bees”
Learn about the bees you observe and make your backyard or garden a welcome place for bees, with this lightweight quick guide.
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SOFTCOVER  |  9" x 11"  | 420 pages  
full color  ​|  ISBN 9780991356348
Published October 27, 2022
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HARDCOVER  |  9" x 11"  | 416 pages  
full color  ​|  ISBN 9780991356317
Published February 15, 2021
WASPS  is the first full-color, illustrated guide featuring approximately 150 species of flower-visiting wasps that occur in eastern North America, and the specific native plants and habitat each species depends upon. Written with an ecological lens, this richly-illustrated book details wasp diversity and has full-page profiles for each wasp species that include identification tips, geographic range maps, biology, prey, natural history and habitat. 

Five introductory chapters cover wasp taxonomy, nesting biology, prey-hunting behaviors, diet, anatomy, as well as wasp habitat enhancement and management, and the ecosystem services provided by wasps—insect pest population control and pollination. Profiles of each wasp species comprise the major part of the book and are organized by family, showcasing twelve families and sixty-eight wasp genera. Also included are eastern North American regional native plant guides, tips on wasp observation, and over 1000 stunning photographs. 

​This is an essential book for conservationists, naturalists, insect enthusiasts, biologists, nature photographers, native plant aficionados, and anyone interested in beneficial insects and pollinators.

WINNER OF SEVEN BOOK AWARDS

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THE BUZZ ABOUT WASPS

​ISBN 9780991356300  |  6x9", 320 pp, full color  |  ​Published February 2014
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Pollinators of Native Plants​
A comprehensive book illustrating the specific relationships between native pollinators, beneficial insects, and native plants. Organized by plant communities, the book profiles over 65 perennial native plants of the Midwest, Great Lakes region, Northeast and southern Canada and the pollinators, beneficial insects and flower visitors the plants attract.

With its easy-to-use format, the book provides the reader with information on how to attract, plant for and identify pollinators with native plants. Beautifully designed and illustrated with over 1600 photos of plants and insects, the book includes information on pollination, types of pollinators and beneficial insects, pollinator habitat and conservation, as well as pollinator landscape plans.

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Published April 20, 2021
​PAPERBACK  |  6.5" x 9.5"  | 240 pages  |  full color
​ISBN: 9780991356324 ​
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Not unlike the wealth of wildflowers which they help to pollinate, the flower flies display a rich variety of colors and forms from tiny ant-sized flies to large, brightly-colored mimics of wasps and hornets. For far too long, this colorful group of insects has been neglect. This new field guide corrects this oversight, revealing the marvelous diversity and natural history of these beneficial insects. 

​In addition to descriptions and color photographs for 138 species, included in the guide are keys to several complicated genera and a complete checklist for all the recorded species known to Minnesota. Learning about the common but commonly-overlooked flower flies in this  richly illustrated book may, quite possibly, change your view of flies forever.

Who is This Book For?
  • For gardeners who want a guide to some of the visitors to their  flowering plants
  • For farmers who want to firm up their knowledge of beneficial insects
  • For naturalists who want to explore another curious facet of nature

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Bees: An Identification and Native Plant Forage Guide
​ISBN 9780991356355  |  10x8", 228 pp, full color
​Published February 2017
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Winner of Six Book Awards

A comprehensive guide illustrating the bees that occur in north-central and eastern United States and southern Canada and the native plants that support them.
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  • ​In-depth profiles of 27 bee genera covering the life cycles, habitats, diet, foraging behaviors, crops pollinated, nesting lifestyles, seasonality, and preferred native forage plants

  • 12 additional summary profiles for uncommon genera

  • Native plant library that includes 100 native trees, shrubs, and perennials that support bees in the Midwest, Great Lakes, and Northeast regions
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OTHER BEE TITLES BY MINNESOTA AUTHORS
Befriending Bumble Bees
A Practical Guide to Raising Local Bumble Bees
6x9", 76 pp, full color, spiral bound, revised and updated in 2017
​Published by the University of Minnesota Extension
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ALA Godort 2008 Notable Government Document Award Winner
In Befriending Bumble Bees, you will learn how to raise your own colonies of bumble bees. This step by step guide provides you with all the information you will need to find, capture, house, and feed the next generation of bumble bees. Bumble bees are formidable pollinators, pollinating crops such as tomatoes, cranberries, blueberries, and squash, in addition to native wildflowers. ​Enjoy the benefits these bees can provide to your gardens and crops while helping to support native ecosystems by encouraging populations of these amazing bees. For beekeepers, gardeners, nature lovers, and anyone interested in pollinators.
"It is a very clear and well turned book and I want to congratulate the authors. Unfortunately nobody in France and other countries has tried to publish such a guide on bumble bees. Though species are different in North America and Europe, I will recommend your book because you have described common management rules."
​"Your book Befriending Bumble Bees is fantastic. .... providing a practical guide for the enjoyment and preservation of Minnesota's native species."