
What’s the Buzz: Decline of Bees, Pollinators is Bad News for Ecology and Agriculture
Yet Recovering America's Wildlife Act Can Help Photo: Robert Jackson, Bee on Bluebonnet Consider the humble bumblebee. Honeybees may be one of the best-known insects in our lives, yet many people may be surprised and saddened to hear that a recent study found that 11 of 21 North American bumblebee species have seen population declines of 50 percent or greater. It’s one more example of the more than 1,300 species of concern in Texas that could get much-needed help from the pro