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A 3D Printed Pollen Trap for Bumble Bee (Bombus) Hive Entrances
Published on: July 9, 2020
Enhancing habitat to help the plight of the bumblebee
Robin J Blake1, Duncan B Westbury, Ben A Woodcock
1Centre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AR, UK. r.blake@reading.ac.uk
Abstract:
Modern farming has caused considerable declines in UK bumblebee populations, and, while options exist for farmers to increase the quantity of bee-friendly habitat, uptake has been low. Robin Blake explains how existing habitats on farms could be enhanced for the benefit of bumblebees.
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