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Inspired by: corporate press » Bees be no more, less food than before

version: 2 / updated: 2011-02-04
id: #1581 / version id: #1162
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Originally submitted by: Anthony Walker
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Source of inspiration

Corporate Press (e.g. AFP, BBC, CNN)

The source of the Weak Signal is

BBC

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)
Bees be no more, less food than before

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
Reducing numbers of bees and other pollinating insects reaches catastrophic levels with widespread crop failure due to lack of pollination of plants. Natural herbivores affected and go into decline but other insects also in deterioration so totally disrupting the natural food web with knock-on effects for birds and other animals that feed on insects as well as plants...and onwards through the predators.

Keywords

Bees, Crop failure, Pollination, Insects, Natural food web, Food

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)
Reducing numbers of bees and other pollinating insects reaches catastrophic levels with widespread crop failure due to lack of pollination of plants. Natural herbivores affected and go into decline but other insects also in deterioration.