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Gardens with greater bare soil availability supported more distinctive assemblages of ground-dwelling pollinators, particularly beetles and thrips. What might look like “empty” space, can provide a crucial ecological service, supporting ground-nesting specialists. And it’s not just crawling insects that benefit. A bare patch of soil in a sunny well-drained location will have thermal properties that could help a flying pollinator get the warmth it needs to get on the wing on a cool day.
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