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George Berger is a communications and media relations specialist specializing in public sector, health care and environmental issues.

He obtained a graduate degree in urban planning, and has extensive experience in the political and sectors.

Politics, News & Issues > Food & Agriculture The dangers of declining bee populations

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Civilizations have largely ignored the importance of bees to their economies, as well as their crucial importance in feeding their populations. Most plants are dependent on particular kinds of bees for their reproduction through pollination. According to National Geographic it is estimated that that through pollination bees are responsible for 15 to 30 percent of the food consumed in the U.S. According to scientists during the last 50 years, the domesticated honey bee population has declined by 50 percent due mainly to diseases spread by mites and other parasites as well as the spraying of...

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