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Climate's Effects on Flowers Critical for Bumble Bees

Date: October 2, 2017

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory Southwest Colorado Bombus

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https://news.ncsu.edu New bumble bee research shows that extended flowering seasons due to climate change have detrimental effects on our native pollinators. Photo courtesy of Jane Ogilvie. In a study that shows the importance of climate change on critical pollinators, North Carolina State Universi

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