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  Ben Reynard

  

  K-State professor designs app to help identify bee species

  fox4kc.com - by: Regan Porter

  This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last …

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  Ben Reynard

  

  What we get wrong about saving the bees

  Vox - Kimberly Mas

  Honeybees get a ton of attention, but they’re not the ones who need help. Every year there are alarming headlines about honeybees in the US. Each one highlights some grim facts about the fate of these insects and the subsequent fallout: Colonies are collapsing, beekeepers are struggling, farming is …

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  Ben Reynard

  

  Scientists Complete Detailed Genome Map of Endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee

  ecowatch.com - Cristen Hemingway Jaynes

  The rusty patched bumble bee is one of the many bees facing threats to its survival, from toxic insecticides to loss of habitat and global heating. …

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  Ben Reynard

  

  New research finds surprising science behind bumble bee superfood

  phys.org - Daegan Miller

  It's the spines. This is the conclusion of two new papers, led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, showing that the spiny …

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  Ben Reynard

  

  Inside the Rise of Bee Lawns

  sierraclub.org - By Anne Readel

  Laurie Pellerite, a retired schoolteacher and avid gardener, had already filled her flower beds with native plants but wanted to do more to attract …

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  Ben Reynard

  

  Conservation Efforts Have a Massive Blind Spot

  sierraclub.org - By Grace van Deelen

  Earth’s biodiversity crisis is staggering. By one estimate, there’s been a near 70 percent decline in wildlife species populations since 1970. But …