[Pollinator] drones as pollinators

[David Inouye]

I hadn't considered a letter to the editor, but encourage you to see 
whether they would accept one. Another colleague pointed out that most 
crop and fruit tree flowers are a lot smaller than the lily flower shown 
in the video, and it's unlikely a drone could pollinate them.


On 2/10/2017 7:38 AM, Barbara Passero wrote:
> Hi David and others,
>
> This idea is ridiculous, of course. And dangerous because the average 
> person reading this article would say, "Great. Now I don't have to 
> worry anymore about the fate of bees or eating only corn, wheat, and 
> rice." Do you usually send a stock letter to the editor to correct 
> this misleading information?
>
> Thanks, Barbara
>
> -----Original Message----- From: David Inouye
> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2017 1:06 PM
> To: pollinator at coevolution.org
> Subject: [Pollinator] drones as pollinators
>
> https://nexusmedianews.com/this-drone-can-do-the-work-of-honeybees-326f6d1a40c1#.3k4pqg9r1 
>
>
>

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Dr. David W. Inouye
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biology
University of Maryland
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Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
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