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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>New York City </span></b> High above
Times Square on the CBS Super Screen at 42nd between 7th and 8th Avenue a
swarm of very, very large bees appears 18 times per day – the Pollinator
Partnership (P2), the world’s largest nonprofit dedicated exclusively to
the health of pollinators, is making a very large statement in support of
bees and all pollinators. “SAVE THE BEES – BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE”
appears on a 20’ x 26’ screen above the busiest corner in the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>
is featured until September.<br>
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Honey bee deaths across the country have reached an all time high. An
estimated 25,000 bumble bee deaths last week are under investigation in one
<st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State>
location. Two butterfly species appear to be extinct in <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Florida</st1:place></st1:State>. Each of
these reports appeared on the heels of Pollinator Week, a global event in
June that highlights the importance and fragility of bees and other
pollinators. Easy actions to help pollinators are listed at <a
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“It is critical that we all help pollinators now – for our own sakes as
well as for the pollinators on whom we depend for food and healthy
ecosystems,” said Laurie Davies Adams, Executive Director of the Pollinator
Partnership. “Everyone who eats has a stake in the plight of
pollinators, and we are simply not paying attention to the effects our own
actions have on bees and other pollinating species.”<br>
<br>
“Habitat loss is absolutely a key cause in decline – it adversely affects
every aspect of pollinator life, from major nutritional problems to the
inability to lay eggs and produce the next generation,” Dr. Vicki Wojcik
added. She is the lead in P2’s monitoring of federal pollinator
programs. <br>
<br>
Clean forage is lost every time land is converted to development or when
wildlife set-asides in private land are lost. Replacing or restoring
this landscape resource, must become a priority. Agricultural,
corporate, public and private landscapes offer the opportunity to expand
habitat by simply devoting field edges, borders, roadsides, lawns, and
rooftops to wild landscapes for bees. <br>
<br>
“Every landscape, from backyards to farms to Times Square can make a
difference with the right plants,” says Pollinator Partnership’s Marketing
Director, Jennifer Tsang who is in charge of P2’s S.H.A.R.E. campaign
(Simply Have Areas Reserved for the Environment), which illustrates ways to
restore and retain habitat in every locale.<br>
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Misuse of pesticides has been implicated in much of the pollinator
losses. “<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Reading</st1:place></st1:City>
and following the label is the law. Many pesticides are toxic to bees
– it says so right on the label – and those pesticide labels contain
cautions on how to NOT KILL BEES with the application,” said Tom Van
Arsdall, P2’s Director of Public Affairs. Solving pest problems can
often be accomplished without the need for chemicals, but if pesticides are
applied, the label provides application requirements that must be
followed. <br>
<br>
Seeing gigantic bees above Times Square may give visitors pause, but if
they look down at the strawberry ice cream cone they hold in their hands,
or the tomato on their burger, or the chocolate bar in their pocket they
will have “first-hand” experience with the work of pollinators since those
foods rely on an animal visiting a plant – an invaluable service that is
jeopardized by our ignorance and lack of action. The message in <st1:place
w:st="on">Times Square</st1:place> is “Save the Bees - Before It’s Too
Late” but the call to action is “Everyone Can Help!”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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