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Diesel Befuddles Bees By Changing Flower Smells

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Diesel Befuddles Bees By Changing Flower Smells, November 2, 2015, Posted by Glenn Harris, Original Study by University of Southampton, Futurity.org, Diesel fumes may be reducing the availabili READ MORE
http://www.futurity.org/diesel-bees-flowers-smell-1038462/

The Future Of Our Food Depends On Honeybees, And The USDA Is Spending Millions T...

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The Future Of Our Food Depends On Honeybees, And The USDA Is Spending Millions To Save Them, October 9, 2015, By Katie Valentine, ThinkProgress.org, This week, the USDA announced that it would b READ MORE
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/10/09/3711055/bees-usda-4-millio...

Plant These Flowers to Power Bees: Photos

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Plant These Flowers to Power Bees: Photos, April 14, 2014, By Paul Heltzel, Discovery News, Click through the photos to see which ones are good at attracting bees. READ MORE
https://www.seeker.com/plant-these-flowers-to-power-bees-photos-176845...

Monarch butterfly migration travels through your backyard to Mexico (photos)

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Monarch butterfly migration travels through your backyard to Mexico (photos), Sept. 9, 2015, By Julie Washington, Cleveland.com, Article with 13 photographs. READ MORE
http://www.cleveland.com/insideout/index.ssf/2015/09/monarch_butterfly...

Blue Orchard Mason Bee (Osmia lignaria)

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Blue Orchard Mason Bee (Osmia lignaria), U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Interesting article with small photos. READ MORE
http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/m...

The Plants & The Bees: Plant Reproduction - CrashCourse Biology #38

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The Plants & The Bees: Plant Reproduction - CrashCourse Biology #38, CrashCourse, YouTube.com, Video length: 10:23. READ MORE
https://www.youtube.com/watch...

How to Create a Pollinator Oasis Right at Home

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How to Create a Pollinator Oasis Right at Home, May 12, 2015, The Nature Conservancy of Canada, Care2, Provides several examples of championing pollinators. READ MORE
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/how-to-create-a-pollinator-oasis-righ...

Bees Are Great at Pollinating Flowers-But So Are Vibrators

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Bees Are Great at Pollinating Flowers-But So Are Vibrators, May 5, 2015, By Gwen Pearson, Wired.com, Interesting article explaining different methods of pollination; includes great animations. READ MORE
http://www.wired.com/2015/05/bees-great-pollinating-flowers-vibrators/

Students Create Food for Pollinators and People

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Students Create Food for Pollinators and People, Fairbanks Fish Wildlife Field Office, Visit the website for images and to learn more. READ MORE
http://www.fws.gov/fieldnotes/regmap.cfm...

Learn About Butterflies and Moths

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Learn About Butterflies and Moths, The Children's Butterfly Site, Have you ever wondered if caterpillars have teeth? How high butterflies can fly? On these pages, find in-depth information about READ MORE
http://www.kidsbutterfly.org/faq

Tracking the Causes of Sharp Decline of the Monarch Butterfly

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Tracking the Causes of Sharp Decline of the Monarch Butterfly April 1, 2013 Interview, By Richard Conniff, Yale Environment 360, A new census found this winter's population of North American m READ MORE
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/tracking_the_causes_of_sharp__decline_of_...

Banned pesticides may be having wider environmental impacts

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Banned pesticides may be having wider environmental impacts June 13, 2013, By Matt McGrath, Environment Correspondent, BBC News A new report indicates that a class of pesticides linked to the READ MORE
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22893619

Bees to have their day in court over insecticide use

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Bees to have their day in court over insecticide use March 22, 2013, by Michael Marshall, New Scientist The lawyers will be as busy as bees. The long-running row over insecticides linked to de READ MORE
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23308-bees-to-have-their-day-in-...

Fewer healthy bees threaten world's supply of almonds

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Fewer healthy bees threaten world's supply of almonds February 18, 2013 By Associated Press The Blade California orchards feel sting from shortage Not enough bees covering a frame indicates READ MORE
http://www.toledoblade.com/Food/2013/02/18/Fewer-healthy-bees-threaten...

The Exotic Beauty of Hummingbird Clearwing Moths

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The Exotic Beauty of Hummingbird Clearwing Moths, Written by: yvonne.mcarthur, Scribol Staff, "Clearwing moths are bugs that act suspiciously like birds. Not only do they zip around like our spee READ MORE
http://scribol.com/nature/news-exotically-strange-hummingbird-moths

20 Incredible Migrating Monarch Butterfly Pictures

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20 Incredible Migrating Monarch Butterfly Pictures, Written by: Yohani Kamarudin, Scribol Staff, "Monarch butterflies are not just pretty; they're also, quite simply, incredible insects. Each yea READ MORE
http://scribol.com/incredible-images-monarch-butterflies-swarming

Noise Pollution Affects Plants, Too

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Noise Pollution Affects Plants, Too By Emily Sohn, Tue Mar 20, 2012 Discovery News "By influencing the behavior of pollinators and seed dispersers, noise is having ripple effects throughout the READ MORE
https://www.seeker.com/noise-pollution-affects-plants-too-1766057577.h...

Why Are All The World's Bees Disappearing?

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Why Are All The World's Bees Disappearing?, By Karl Fabricius, Scribal Staff, "The bees are vanishing from our world - and even Doctor Who doesn't know what to do about it." Visit the website READ MORE
http://scribol.com/environment/animals-environment/why-are-all-the-wor...

The Mysterious Disappearance of the Bumblebee

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The Mysterious Disappearance of the Bumblebee, By Karl Fabricius, Scribol Staff, "Recent research carried out in the US adds further concern about the global decline of bees, whose role as pollin READ MORE
http://scribol.com/environment/animals-environment/the-mysterious-disa...

Solitary bees - the efficient pollinators

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Solitary bees - the efficient pollinators Australian Museum This 39 second video shows why 'solitary bees are more efficient pollinators than honeybees.' READ MORE
http://australianmuseum.net.au/movie/Solitary-bees-the-efficient-polli...

Kids - Pollination

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Kids - Pollination Posted by trinilisa2 YouTube.com Video length: 02:00. READ MORE
http://www.youtube.com/watch...

The Pollinators

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The Pollinators by Brad Herring Vimeo.com Video length: 02:43. READ MORE
http://vimeo.com/4124358

13 Beautiful Images of Pollen Under the Microscope

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13 Beautiful Images of Pollen Under the Microscope, Written by Karl Fabricius, Scribol Staff, Get up and close with pollen; magnificent photos, with descriptions. READ MORE
http://scribol.com/environment/13-beautiful-images-of-pollen-under-the...

The Emergence Of A Monarch

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The Emergence Of A Monarch By Dale A. McClung Excellent photo essay. READ MORE
http://adver-net.com/Monemerg.html

Alien Empire - Introduction - Insects

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Alien Empire - Introduction - Insects NOVA, PBS.org This special Web companion to NATURE'S miniseries takes you into the bizarre, fascinating world of insects with amazing graphics. Read the artic READ MORE
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/alien-empire/introduction/3409...

The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies

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The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies NOVA PBS.org You may have missed the show on television, but you can watch the program online. The one-hour program is divided into six chapters. Watch READ MORE
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/butterflies/

Tales From the Hive | NOVA Online

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NOVA Online | Tales From the Hive PBS.org This is the companion Web site to the NOVA program "Tales from the Hive". Here you will earn about the queen bee, how bees communicate, defense, the c READ MORE
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bees/hive.html

Pollination and Vegetative Reproduction

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Pollination and Vegetative Reproduction Mother-Earth.org Great site! It has a combination of text and plenty of photos of insects pollinating flowers. READ MORE
http://www.morning-earth.org/Graphic-E/BIOSPHERE/Bios-C-PlantPollinati...

Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air: Introduction

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Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air: Introduction PBS Nature Series "Hummingbirds are the tiniest of birds, yet they are some of the toughest, most energetic creatures on the planet. Their unique flyin READ MORE
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/hummingbirds-magic-in-the-air/...

Tomato Pollination Graphics

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Tomato Pollination Graphics By David L. Green Mixture of text and photos showing/explaining different pollinators. READ MORE
http://www.pollinator.com/tomato.htm

The Basics of Plant Pollination

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The Basics of Plant Pollination By Ellen Brown ThriftyFun.com Many of the more mysterious problems that come up during the gardening season can be traced to the pollination process going awry. READ MORE
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf67538899.tip.html

Flower Pollination Video

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Flower Pollination June 5, 20089 Missouri Department of Conservation YouTube.com Video length: 01:01. READ MORE
http://www.youtube.com/watch...

The Unsung Heros Of Pollination - Other Insects Responsible For Pollination.

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The Unsung Heros Of Pollination - Other Insects Responsible For Pollination. By Veronica Allen HubPages.com In an extremely "funtertaining" way, DreamWorks Animation gave us a crash course in j READ MORE
http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Unsung-Heros-Of-Pollination

The cricket that pollinates plants

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The cricket that pollinates plants By Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor January 13, 2010 Insect is filmed transferring pollen between orchids for first time Grasshoppers and their relatives READ MORE
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/the-cricket-that-polli...

Silence of the Bees - Video Podcast

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Silence of the Bees - Video Podcast, Nature, PBS.org, "In this behind-the-scenes podcast, experts from the Silence of the Bees remind us why honeybees are so important - and what ordinary citize READ MORE
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/silence-of-the-bees/video-podc...

Brainy bees know two from three

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Brainy bees know two from three, Feb. 18, 2009, By Liz Savage, Jack Dykinga/ARS, Science News for Kids, "Honeybees can match patterns by number" Please visit the web site for the article. READ MORE
https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/brainy-bees-know-two-th...

Blossom Pollination Story

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Blossom Pollination Story Treetures.com Grades 1-2 Click on the book cover to read the story. READ MORE
http://www.treetures.com/Chlors/Chlorsbookcover.html

Rainforest Canopy - Bats

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Rainforest Canopy - Bats By Rhett Butler Mongabay.com Today, countless canopy plant species depend on bats for pollination or seed dispersal, making bats the best mammalian dispersal agents. READ MORE
http://rainforests.mongabay.com/0409.htm

What are four types of bat-pollinated plants?

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What are four types of bat-pollinated plants? Enotes.com Q&A Visit the web site for the answer. READ MORE
http://www.enotes.com/science/q-and-a/what-four-characteristics-bat-po...

Bat Pollination in Cloud Forests

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Bat Pollination in Cloud Forests, By Nathan Muchhala, Ph.D., Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Toronto, "Over several years studying the diet of nectar bats in Andean cloud fore READ MORE
http://www.umsl.edu/~muchhalan/Bat_Flower_Pix.html

Introduction to Pollination

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Introduction to Pollination Integrative Biology 335 By Stephen R. Downie and Kenneth R. Robertson, Emeritus University of Illinois There are two critical stages in the life cycle of a flowering READ MORE
http://www.life.illinois.edu/ib/335/pollination.pdf

Pollination: Hummingbird-pollinated Passiflora citrina

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Pollination: Hummingbird-pollinated Passiflora citrina Photographer: John MacDougal Missouri Botanical Garden Visit the web site for photo. READ MORE
http://www.mobot.org/mobot/photoessays/photoessay.asp...

Urban Science Adventures! Pollinators make the world go round (Travelog Europe)

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Pollinators make the world go round (Travelog Europe) By DNLee Urban Science Adventures This is part of my Urban Wildlife Watch:Travelog Europe Series where I introduce wildlife and botanicals READ MORE
http://urban-science.blogspot.com/2009/09/pollinators-make-world-go-ro...

Pick the Pollinator

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Pick the Pollinator NOVA Online PBS.org Flowering plants represent about one-sixth of all Earth's known living life-forms and are important to the survival of most other species. But how did th READ MORE
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/flower/pollinator.html

Resources on Pollinators

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Resources on Pollinators National Academies Photos and descriptions of specific plants different pollinators are drawn to. Does color have anything to do with it? Find out! READ MORE
http://dels.nas.edu/pollinators/aboutpollinators.shtml

Colony collapse disorder

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Colony collapse disorder Wikipedia.org Colony collapse disorder (CCD) or sometimes honey bee depopulation syndrome (HBDS)[1] is a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or European honey READ MORE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_collapse_disorder

The Story of Pollination

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The Story of Pollination Goodbugpage.com Large photos with description of pollinators. READ MORE
http://goodbugpage.com/polstory1.htm

What's Buzzin' in My Garden?

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What's Buzzin' in My Garden? by David L. Green Has large photos with description of pollinators. READ MORE
http://www.pollinator.com/identify/whatsbuzzin.htm

Mysterious collapse of honeybee populations threatens national food supply

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Mysterious collapse of honeybee populations threatens national food supply, March 21, 2007, by: Christian Evans, citizen journalist, NaturalNews.com, "The honeybee population in the United State READ MORE
http://www.naturalnews.com/021724.html

Declining Bee Numbers Raise Concerns Over Plant Pollination

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Declining Bee Numbers Raise Concerns Over Plant Pollination Adapted from materials provided by Teagasc. ScienceDaily (May 11, 2007) A decline in bee diversity and abundance linked to habitat lo READ MORE
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070510114621.htm

Hummingbirds: How Do Hummingbirds Help Pollination?

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Hummingbirds: How Do Hummingbirds Help Pollination? eHow.com Video Video length: 1:55. READ MORE
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Migratory Pollinators Program - Rufous Hummingbirds

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Migratory Pollinators Program - Rufous Hummingbirds DesertMuseum.org Summary Rufous hummingbirds (Selasphorus rufus) travel from Mexico to Alaska and back, making the longest bird migration on READ MORE
http://www.desertmuseum.org/pollination/hummingbirds.php

Biology of Plants: Pollination

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Biology of Plants: Pollination Missouri Botanical Gardens Pollination is very important. It leads to the creation of new seeds that grow into new plants. But how does pollination work? Well, READ MORE
http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/pollination.html

Kids Pollination

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Kids Pollination by trinilisa2 YouTube.com Video length: 02:00. READ MORE
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Biotic Pollination

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Biotic Pollination Biology 240 Lab San Francisco State University When pollen is delivered to stigmas by animal vectors the term Biotic Pollination is used. There are many species of animals th READ MORE
http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~biol240/labs/lab_13pollination/pages/biopoll....

Wind Pollination on Flickr

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Wind Pollination by Plant Design Online Flickr.com Oak trees have flowers too! These are the staminate (male) flowers of an oak tree, blowing in the wind and releasing their pollen on a fine spri READ MORE
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22887580@N06/3365952516/

Wind Pollination, YouTube

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Wind Pollination ENOW2008 YouTube.com Video length: 01:01. READ MORE
http://www.youtube.com/watch...

Honey Bee Mystery

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Honey Bee Mystery September 2, 2008 National Geographic for Kids All across the United States, honeybees are flying away from their hives and dying. Empty hives are causing a lot of worry about READ MORE
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/AnimalsNature/Honey-bee-mys...

Gecko Pollinators Help "Save" Rare Flower

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Gecko Pollinators Help "Save" Rare Flower By Scott Norris for National Geographic News April 23, 2007 On the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, a brilliant green lizard and a palmlike sh READ MORE
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/04/070423-gecko.html

Celebrating Wildflowers - Pollinator of the Month

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Celebrating Wildflowers - Pollinator of the Month US Forest Service Pollinator of the Month will highlight the interdependency of certain species of native North American wildflowers and their a READ MORE
http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/i...

Biology of Plants: Pollination

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Biology of Plants: Pollination Missouri Botanical Garden Pollination Pollination is very important. It leads to the creation of new seeds that grow into new plants. But how does pollination READ MORE
http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/pollination.html

AgPollinators.org, YouTube

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AgPollinators.org YouTube.com Video length: 08:49. READ MORE
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Pollinators Home Page

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Pollinators Home Page U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service WHY POLLINATORS ARE IMPORTANT Pollinators, such as bees, birds, bats and insects, play a crucial role in flowering plant reproduction and in READ MORE
http://www.fws.gov/Pollinators/

Pollination in Tennessee, Video

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Pollination in Tennessee, Tennessee Beekeepers Association, Video Length: 09:10. READ MORE
http://www.youtube.com/watch...

Basics of Plant Pollination

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The Basics of Plant Pollination By Ellen Brown ThriftyFun.com Many of the more mysterious problems that come up during the gardening season can be traced to the pollination process going awry. Cr READ MORE
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf67538899.tip.html

Plant Reproduction: Methods of Pollination Video

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Plant Reproduction: Methods of Pollination video By: Britannica YouTube.com Video length: 03:37. READ MORE
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Great Plant Escape - Pollination

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Great Plant Escape - Pollination University of Illinois Extension Facts of the Case Pollination When pollination occurs, pollen moves from the male parts to the female parts. Pollen grains lan READ MORE
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case4/c4facts1b.html

Honey Bee Die-off Alarms Beekeepers, Crop Growers And Researchers

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Honey Bee Die-off Alarms Beekeepers, Crop Growers And Researchers April 2007 ScienceDaily.com An alarming die-off of honey bees has beekeepers fighting for commercial survival and crop growers READ MORE
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070422190612.htm

Kids Good Bug Page

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Kids Good Bug Page Bugs? Yuck! Bees? They Sting! Would you like to hear "The Rest of the Story?" If all the good bugs were taken from the earth, mankind could only live for a few week READ MORE
http://goodbugpage.com/

Celebrating Wildflowers - Pollinators

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Celebrating Wildflowers - Pollinators US Forest Service Pollinators are responsible for assisting over 80% of the world's flowering plants. Without them, humans and wildlife wouldn't have much t READ MORE
http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/
A pollinators is the agent that moves pollen from the male parts of a flower to the female parts of the flower to produce fertilization.
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