#Bees help pollinate one in three bites we eat. And yet USDA and USGS are planning to close critical bee labs and cut support for the public research our food system relies on — right when we need it most.
I wrote about what's at stake for @theconversation.com: theconversation.com/shutting-dow...
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When honey bees get sick, their beekeepers turn to the nation’s premier bee research and disease diagnosis lab for help. That crucial resource is now disappearing.