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July 10, 2024
July 10, 2024
ITHACA, New York, July 10 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
For centuries, native farmers in the Neotropics have gathered honey from Melipona bees, a genus of stingless bees that build their homes in hollowed logs. However, as large-scale cattle ranching and rice monoculture farms grow, and climate change disrupts precipitation patterns, bee populations are falling.
Katja Poveda, associate professor of entomology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sc . . .
For centuries, native farmers in the Neotropics have gathered honey from Melipona bees, a genus of stingless bees that build their homes in hollowed logs. However, as large-scale cattle ranching and rice monoculture farms grow, and climate change disrupts precipitation patterns, bee populations are falling.
Katja Poveda, associate professor of entomology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sc . . .