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Cucumber. Cucumis sativus. Honey bees, squash bees, bumblebees, leafcutter bee (in greenhouse pollination), solitary bees (for some parthenocarpic gynoecious green house varieties pollination is detrimental to fruit quality) fruit. 3-great. 1-2. temperate. Squash, pumpkin, gourd, marrow, zucchini. Cucurbita spp.
Pollinator decline. A dead carpenter bee. Pollinator decline is the reduction in abundance of insect and other animal pollinators in many ecosystems worldwide that began being recorded at the end of the 20th century. Multiple lines of evidence exist for the reduction of wild pollinator populations at the regional level, especially within Europe ...
Ecological Debt Day (Earth Overshoot Day) 09-23: September 23 in 2008, but receding World Gorilla Day [140] [141] [142] 09-24: September 24 World Environmental Health Day [143] 09-26: September 26 since 2011 [144] World Cassowary Day [145] [146] 09-26: September 26 International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste [147] 09-29: September 29
We celebrated World Bee Day May 20 for the seventh time. The United Nations declared the first World Bee Day in 2018, recognizing the 20,000 species-strong bee genera as ambassadors for all ...
A pollinator is an animal that moves pollen from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma of a flower. [ 1] This helps to bring about fertilization of the ovules in the flower by the male gametes from the pollen grains. Insects are the major pollinators of most plants, and insect pollinators include all families of bees and most ...
List of pollen sources. Bee collecting pollen from rata. Pollen-laden bees at hive entrance. Bee on plum tree with pollen. The term pollen source is often used in the context of beekeeping and refers to flowering plants as a source of pollen for bees or other insects. Bees collect pollen as a protein source to raise their brood.
Officials announced the city's commitment on World Bee Day, donning shirts stating, "Detroit is the Place to Bee." "We are committed to creating and enhancing our pollinator habitat on public and ...
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG (formerly Earth Day Network) [ 1] including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. [ 2][ 1][ 3] In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San ...