With climate change and urbanization leading to the decline of insect pollinators, there is a need to provide resources for them in urbanized areas. I hypothesize that the higher the level of urbanization, the lower the abundance and diversity of pollinators. This study evaluates imperviousness and land cover impacts on pollinator foraging behavior during late summer. Sites varying in vegetation, imperviousness, and surrounding land cover are observed in this study. The insect data is analyzed to determine if these environmental factors impacted foraging preference. Surrounding landcover effected pollinator abundance, however local imperviousness did not impact overall pollinator metrics. Studies suggest creating habitat patches within urbanized areas may be the most effective method to support insect pollinators within developed areas. Further research should include implementation of the suggested guidelines to validate findings and trends.
