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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor="#311B10" background="https://db4cfay5jt5m3.cloudfront.net/img/16c510219b8847dc56fb8fb71b6902fa85030248" lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:5.0pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:5.0pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr style='height:5.0pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:5.0pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position-x:initial;background-position-y:initial;background-size:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial' id=main-table-bg><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;box-shadow:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 2px 3px;box-shadow:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 2px 3px' id=main-table><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:10.0pt'><td colspan=3 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:10.0pt'></td></tr><tr><td width=20 style='width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Hello, you’re invited to a NC-FAR hill seminar on Monday, June 19<sup>th</sup></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>, the first day of National Pollinator Week 2017<span style='color:#333333'>. Please register using the link below.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Location: Noon Lunch Seminar, 1300 Longworth House Office Building<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'> 3pm briefing, 328A </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#333333'>Russell Senate Office Building</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Why Does Bee Health Matter? The Science Surrounding Honey Bee Health Concerns and What We Can Do About It </span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Pollinators are responsible for about 1/3 of our human diet by volume. Although honey bees are one of nearly 20,000 bee species, they support more than $19B in food and crop production in the United States each year. A serious decline in honey bee health has significant implications for agriculture. Sick and weakened bees diminish the colony’s resiliency, leading to a condition often referred to as colony collapse disorder. Most scientists agree that there are four main stressors affecting the bees: parasites, pathogens, pesticides, and poor nutrition. This paper provides a summary of the scientific issues, current research, and recommendations related to bee health, as well as opportunities for beekeepers, land managers, crop producers, homeowners, and policymakers to engage in helping understand and address the problems to ultimately restore healthy populations of honey bees and other pollinators.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Speaker:</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Marla Spivak, Ph.D., is a MacArthur Fellow and McKnight Distinguished Professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Minnesota.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=20 style='width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:10.0pt'><td colspan=3 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:10.0pt'></td></tr><tr><td width=20 style='width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center;text-align:start'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><img width=76 height=33 style='width:.7916in;height:.3472in' id="_x0000_i1025" 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