Photos of native bees and honeybees on native and nonnative plants in Oregon
David Pilling (Wed, 06 Jul 2016 04:17:28 PDT)

Hi,

On 05/07/2016 14:02, Travis O wrote:

estimating $57 billion in ecological services provided by insects annually

Do I get a refund when I have to go out with a paint brush to do the job
the insects have failed to.

Some UK farmers now say managing the environment is their main job -
what they produce is not economically viable without subsidies, and
those subsidies are in place to preserve the landscape.

How are the bulbs going... first dahlia flowered, chocolate cosmos sown
this year has buds, zantedeschia just finishing flowering, regale lily
starting to flower.

Most of the amaryllis belladonna still have leaves. Although the ones
grown from California seed went dormant some weeks back.

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David Pilling
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