POLLINATOR WEEK, 1: This week we celebrate the insects, 
birds and mammals that make life better for all of us… 
we explain…ahead…on Passport to Texas… 

This is Passport to Texas

What do birds, bats, butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, 
wasps, small mammals and bees have in common? 
They’re all pollinators. 

And June 18—24 is National Pollinator Week.

Pollinators visit flowers to drink nectar and to feed on 
pollen. When they go from bloom to bloom, pollen grains 
that have attached to their bodies travel with them. 

When a pollen grain makes contact with the female part 
of a flower, pollination occurs. Some plants are self-fertile 
and do not require outside help. Once pollinated, flowers 
create seeds or fruits, and ultimately—more plants. 

Approximately 1,200 food crops require the help of 
pollinators. Even the milk you drink had a passing 
relationship with pollinators via the alfalfa fed to dairy 
cows. 

Because of changes in climate, pesticide applications, 
pollution, disease and especially land use, we’ve seen 
declines and even shifts in their populations…which can 
impact our native wildlife and our food security.

This National Pollinator week; we can be part of the 
solution by planting native flowering plants in our 
backyards, balconies, parks and businesses. 

Find pollinator resources at passporttotexas.org.

Our show receive support in part by Ram Trucks: Built to 
serve.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.



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