<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Hey Margarita,</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>If it is galvanized sheeting, they could be taking in zinc. I know zinc can cause poisoning to plants, but I'm not sure about insects. Interesting.</span></div><div></div><div> </div><div>Logan Minter, PhD, Adjunct Faculty
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phenomenon reported - hundreds of bumble bees visiting/alighting on rusted metal on galvanized sheeting.<br class="yiv9317007825" style="">They seem to be ingesting something along rusty patches of galvanized sheeting.<br class="yiv9317007825" style=""><br class="yiv9317007825" style="">Have you any idea why? Is this likely to poison them? Can they be discouraged safely for their own good ?</blockquote><div class="yiv9317007825" style=""><br class="yiv9317007825" style=""></div><div class="yiv9317007825" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11px; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><br class="yiv9317007825" style=""></div></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>Pollinator mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Pollinator@lists.sonic.net"
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