Did you know that honey bee pollination adds over $15 billion in value to agricultural crops each year? Pollinators are crucial to the U.S economy, food security, and environmental health. They help to ensure that our diets include ample vegetables, fruits, and nuts. Pollinators include honey bees, native bees, birds, bats, and other insects. In 2014 beekeepers reported losing nearly 40% of their honey bee colonies. As the honey bee population continues to decline we are at risk of losing valuable agricultural services provided by these creatures. The Monarch butterfly population is also in jeopardy. Over the last 20 years...
April showers bring May flowers and with May flowers come the bees! Although many people do not see what all the buzz is about, honey bees in particular are responsible for the majority of pollination for commercial crops and flowering plants. While there are countless others, such as butterflies, wasps, bats, and birds, honey bees take the cake for the most important plants. Unfortunately, there has been a decline in the European Bee population. The largest contributor to the decline is the Varroa mite. This mite parasitizes the bee and feeds on the hemolymph, which is insect blood. This weakens...
There are many factors that go into buying a home along with a wide range of emotions. Are there enough bedrooms? Do you have enough to cover the mortgage? Will it slowly be eaten away by a pest I may not even know I have? No home owner wants to hear the word termite, and Subterranean Termites are just as unpopular as any other. They are found throughout every state in the US with the exception of Alaska. The Eastern Subterranean Termites thrive in the warm environments and thus are more common in the Southeastern US and subsequently, Florida. They...
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