Bug Banter with the Xerces Society

Buying Bee Safe Plants: How to keep pesticides out of your garden

March 3, 2026·35 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

There may be a hidden danger lurking in the plants you purchase. Many plants sold at stores and nurseries, even native plants, are pre-treated with pesticides. So while trying to provide habitat for pollinators, you could be exposing them to chemicals. How do you know if plants have been treated with pesticides? Where can you find plants that haven’t been treated? --- Photo Credit: Kailee Slusser Thank you for listening! For more information go to xerces.org/bugbanter.

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