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The plants are pollinated by bees.
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Spray late in the evening to reduce the direct impact on pollinating insects.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 June 2025
If both male and female flowers are present, try hand pollinating using a cotton swab or small watercolor brush.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
Bees, butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, ants and a few other insects pollinate three-quarters of the world’s flowering plants and crops.
—Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
While bees and butterflies get most of the pollinator credit, ants are secondary pollinators that pollinate plants while foraging for food.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 June 2025
If both male and female flowers are present, try hand pollinating using a cotton swab or small watercolor brush.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
Bees, butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, ants and a few other insects pollinate three-quarters of the world’s flowering plants and crops.
—Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
While bees and butterflies get most of the pollinator credit, ants are secondary pollinators that pollinate plants while foraging for food.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
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“Pollinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollinate. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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