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April 19, 2019
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A new study has found that more than a dozen wild bee species critical to pollinating fruits and vegetables across New England are on the decline.
The University of New Hampshire study examined 119 species in the state from a museum collection at the college dating back 125 years. Writing in the peer-reviewed journal this month, Insect and Conservation Diversity, the researchers concluded 14 were on the decline by as much as 90 percent.
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