Image via WikipediaUp AgricultureMany plants need pollinators for their reproduction and to produce good fruits. Worldwide since the end of the 20th century the number of pollinators is decreasing. Pollinators are for example bees and other insects.
Articles general
- Colony collapse disorder - "Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or European honey bee colony abruptly disappear." - Wikipedia
- List of crop plants pollinated by bees - Wikipedia
- Pollinator - "A pollinator is the biotic agent (vector) that moves pollen from the male anthers of a flower to the female stigma of a flower to accomplish fertilization..." - Wikipedia
- Pollinator decline - "The term pollinator decline refers to the reduction in abundance of pollinators in many ecosystems worldwide during the end of the twentieth century. Pollinators participate in sexual reproduction of many plants, by ensuring cross-pollination, essential for some species, or a major factor in ensuring genetic diversity for others." - Wikipedia
- Pollination management - "Pollination Management is the label for horticultural practices that accomplish or enhance pollination of a crop, to improve yield or quality, by understanding of the particular crop's pollination needs, and by knowledgeable management of pollenizers, pollinators, and pollination conditions." - Wikipedia
Videos
- Disappearance of the honey bees - "Garth Riley interviews Professor Joe Cummins, Institute of Science in Society ) and Pam Killeen, co-author of The Great Bird Flu Hoax, about the disappearance of the honey bees." - 2007
- The hidden beauty of pollination - Louie Schwartzberg with a preview of his film with beautiful time-lapse shots of flowers and pollinator animals
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