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Fewer bees and other pollinating insects lead to shrinking crops

  • Written by Rachel Mallinger, Professor of Entomology, University of Florida
Fewer bees and other pollinating insects lead to shrinking cropsInsects are the primary pollinators of most flowers and crops. Niklas_Weidner/500px via Getty Images

Many plants, from crops to carnations, cannot bear fruit or reproduce without bees, beetles, butterflies and other insects to pollinate them. But the population of insect pollinators is dropping in the U.S., due in part to pesticides, climate...

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