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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
monthly e-Bulletin supplements <a
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target="_blank"><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Species</span></i></a>,
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font-weight:bold'> , an article by Marianna E. Horn and Peter G. Kevan
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<p><font size=3 color="#454545" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#454545'>The plight of pollinators is causing
worldwide concern. Not only are populations of many formerly abundant
species dwindling, some species are disappearing altogether. Although
many types of pollinators have suffered, here we focus on how various
species of bumblebees have gone either extinct or close thereto because
of habitat and resource destruction, pesticide use and pathogens. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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