News of the weird? ..Maybe, but this year’s mysterious and precipitous decline in bee populations has even attracted the attention of the New York Times. As a plant ecologist, I’m all too aware of the role that bees and inspects play in maintaining our food supply and the food supply of countless other species that we rely upon.

Also covered on NPR. For a wider view, take a look at this article and accompanying podcast on a worldwide decline in the number and variety of insect pollinators.

 

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