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SOS for the Honeybee in peril prompts industry appeal
A House Agriculture hearing heard a dozen witnesses from across the nation including Department of Agriculture researchers urge federal aid for honeybees. They warned bee declines threaten crop yields for alfalfa, red clover, and ladino clover, noting past high wild pollinators and cross pollination must be restored. Increased insecticide use and loss of native pollinators are blamed for the decline.
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Department of Agriculture
Uncle Sam
Mac A. McCall
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States
Straub
South