There’s little science behind ‘No Mow May’

Ecologists don’t agree on what makes for the healthiest lawn. And restoring biodiversity requires more than doing less.

This article was originally featured on Undark. In 2020, the Wisconsin city of Appleton brought No Mow May to the United States. Each spring, by temporarily forgoing mowing and letting residential lawns grow with flowers, residents could support bees and other insect pollinators, proponents claimed. Indeed, they even said the practice was backed by their own published scientific study.

These nonnative plant species supported fewer insects regularly eaten by one beloved native bird species, the Carolina chickadee. In essence, the suburban landscape doubled as a food desert for the birds. Hence, the impetus to convert. The best way to do so, however, is unclear. Looking at grasslands in Virginia, for instance, one master’s thesis study suggests that native wildflowers established more consistently when herbicide killed the existing grass completely . Another Ph.D.

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