MSU Extension Native Plants and Ecosystem Services

Agriculture

• New: Farming with Native Beneficial Insects: Ecological Pest Control Solutions by The Xerces Society
• Manage Insects on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies by Miguel A. Altieri and Clara I. Nicholls with Marlene A. Fritz, distributed by SARE Outreach

Biological control

• New: Everything You Need to Know about Beneficial Predatory Insects by Mary M. Gardiner
• Attracting Beneficial Insects with Native Flowering Plants by A. Fiedler, J. Tuell, R. Isaacs and D. Landis, MSU Extension Bulletin E-2973
• Identifying Natural Enemies in Crops and Landscapes by Mary Gardiner, Christina DiFonzo, Michael Brewer and Takuji, MSU Extension flip book E-2949  
• Natural Enemies Handbook: The illustrated guide to pest control by Mary Louise Flint and Steve H. Dreistadt, 1998, University of California Publication 3386  

Gardening

• Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East by Carolyn Summers  

Plants

• Exploring the Prairie Fen Wetlands of Michigan by Michael A. Kost and Daria A. Hyde, MSU Extension Bulletin E-3045
• Michigan Flora series by Edward G. Voss
• Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants (BBG Guides for a Greener Planet) by C. Colstom Burrell 
• Newcomb's Wildflower Guide by Lawrence Newcomb

Pollinators

• Attracting Native Pollinators: The Xerces Society Guide to Conserving North American Bees and Butterflies and Their Habitat by The Xerces Society  
• Conserving Native Bees on Farmland by Rufus Isaacs and Julianna Tuell, MSU Extension Bulletin E-2985  

Wildlife

• Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants by Douglas W. Tallamy with Rick Darke