Sustainability

Bee Campus USA

Bee Campus USA is a program created by The Xerces Society as an extension of Bee City USA. Bee Campus USA promotes awareness for all pollinators: bees, butterflies, bats, birds, etc. It helps campuses establish a safe, healthy environment for pollinators to feed and pollinate the plants they need to survive. We are excited to be Bee Campus USA - Tennessee Tech University and to follow the guidelines that Bee Campus USA has laid out. For more information, visit www.beecityusa.org.

Check out these classes on pollinators and IPM:
BIOL 3330 - Entomology
BIOL 2310 - General Botany
BIOL 3240 - Field Botany
BIOL 4330 (5330) - Plant Ecology
AGRN 4100 (5100) - Weed Science
AGHT 3030 - IPM
AGRN 3300 - Organic Farming

TN Tech IPM Plan 2019

Click here to test your pollinator knowledge!

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1. What percentage of plants require pollinators to transport pollen?*

2.The southeastern blueberry bee is economically significant in her few weeks as an adult. How many blueberry flowers will a single bee visit over the course of her lifetime?*

3. What is the Tennessee state wildflower?*

4. What is the most common type of pollination?*

5. True or False: Honeybees eat pollen.*

6. Is the role of "agricultural pollinators" good for bee populations?*

7. How many eggs can a queen bee lay in one day?*

8. True or False: Plants that produce caffeine are harmful to bees.*

9. What is the Tennessee state butterfly?*

10. Monarch butterflies require a certain type of plant in order to complete their life cycle. What is the name of this plant?*

Our Goals:

Implement a habitat plan that is safe and friendly for pollinators
Develop gardens with native plants around campus to help pollinators
Engage the community with workshops, classes, events and more
Post signage to educate the community on the benefits of pollinators

An insect home at the Native Plant Garden behind Pennebaker

Requirements:

Develop a Bee Campus USA Committee to maintain a Campus Pollinator Habitat Plan and Integrated Pest management Plan (IPM)
Host events to bring awareness to the importance of pollinators
Sponsor student Service-Learning Projects
Offer courses and/or workshops that are pollinator or IPM focused
Post signs to educate the campus and community about pollinators
Create a website that shares our Bee Campus USA news and activities (check!)
Apply annually for Bee Campus USA renewal

Middle TN Native Species Info

Flowers
Bushes/Grasses
Trees

Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)
Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea)
Tennessee Coneflower (Echinacea tennesseensis)
Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium Spp)
Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)
Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)

American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
Dutch Man's Pipe (Aristolochia tomentosa)
Hearts a Bursting (Euonymus americanus)
River Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)
Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)

Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)
Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos)

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