[Pollinator] Bees on Broadway - Bee and Butterfly Deaths Call for Action

Wed Jul 3 09:14:14 PDT 2013

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Bees on Broadway - Bee and Butterfly Deaths Call for Action

New York City  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
United States is featured until September.

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
Oregon location.  Two butterfly species appear to be extinct in Florida.
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
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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."

"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. 

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.  

"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.

Misuse of pesticides has been implicated in much of the pollinator losses.
"Reading 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. 

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 Times Square is "Save the
Bees - Before It's Too Late" but the call to action is "Everyone Can Help!"

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