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Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees: new research

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Re: Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees: new research

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....and more efficient at eating my expensive clothes and my brassicas, so fuck moths and bring on the native bee, wasp and butterfly populations

honey bees are not native to north america. Native Americans called them "white man's flies" (or should I not be learning history by watching westerns?)

Re: Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees: new research

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....and more efficient at eating my expensive clothes and my brassicas, so fuck moths and bring on the native bee, wasp and butterfly populations

There are many different species of moths and only a few eat clothing...

Re: Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees: new research

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post #3

....and more efficient at eating my expensive clothes and my brassicas, so fuck moths and bring on the native bee, wasp and butterfly populations

honey bees are not native to north america. Native Americans called them "white man's flies" (or should I not be learning history by watching westerns?)

Honey bees, sure, but there are plenty of native bee species to North America.

Re: Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees: new research

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Bees also produce honey in the process, basically for free. Everything in real life is a balancing act!

I mean, honey is pure carbs, so anything that produces so much excess of it can’t possibly be very efficient

I feel like it’s the opposite, the amount of energy packed into a single drop of honey makes it very efficient.
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