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Central Florida homes feature what nature intended

Edit Orlando Sentinel 14 Apr 2016
Where Florida's natural world has been paved with cities, emerging refuges that thrive with leopard frogs, lopsided Indiangrass and bumblebees don't happen by accident. "My father had a green thumb and his mother had a green thumb," said Rory Trumbore, who has revived wetlands of his urban backyard,... ....

‘Transformers 5’ Eyes Nickelodeon Star Isabela Moner for Lead Role (Exclusive)

Edit The Wrap 14 Apr 2016
Up-and-coming actress Isabela Moner is being eyed for a lead role opposite Mark Wahlberg in Paramount’s “Transformers 5,” an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap. Paramount did not immediately respond to a request for comment ... Also Read. 'Transformers' Spinoff 'Bumblebee' in the Works for June 2018 ... ....

No arrows point to this commanding view

Edit The Guardian 14 Apr 2016
Clophill, Bedfordshire Nature has attacked the motte and the ditches that surrounded the baileys of a knight’s castle. @DerekNiemann. There are no signs in the village, no arrows pointing the way ... Rabbits have raked out their burrows in the ochre-coloured soil, and bumblebees drift in and out of the holes, seeking burrows within burrows to make their nests. Oak trees grew beyond maturity on the sides of the motte itself ... Twitter ... ....

Washington Capitol soon to be home to 30,000 honeybees

Edit The Oklahoman 14 Apr 2016
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — About 30,000 European honeybees will arrive at the Washington state Capitol next week as part of an effort to raise awareness about the decline of bee populations across the country, as well as to boost pollination of plants at the governor's mansion and on the Capitol campus ... Concern about bee health is growing, with federal officials considering whether to protect two species of wild bumblebees ... ....

Philip Glass, Kingsmen to Participate in Global Make Music Festival

Edit Rollingstone 14 Apr 2016
Make Music Day Plots 2,250 Free Concerts Nationwide » ... Among the other Make Music events is a country-wide competition for woodwind, brass and string players to play the fastest, most accurate version of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee" (participants can enter through a special free version of SmartMusic) ... ....

Council launches Wildlife Gardening Competition (Fermanagh and Omagh District Council)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Apr 2016
(Source. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council). Council launches Wildlife Gardening Competition. Published. 14th April 2016 ... From simple changes such as putting up bird feeders and nest boxes, planting nectar rich plants such as buddleia and lavender to attract butterflies, bumblebees and other pollinators, to bigger projects such as building a pond or planting a native hedgerow - any action you take will benefit local wildlife ... Ends....

Nickelodeon Star Isabela Moner Eyed for Transformers 5 Role

Edit Coming Soon 14 Apr 2016
Nickelodeon star Isabela Moner eyed for Transformers 5 role. TheWrap brings word that Nickelodeon star Isabela Moner, whose credits include�100 Things to Do Before High School and Growing Up Fisher, is�being eyed for the female lead of the upcoming Transformers 5 ... Transformers 5 is currently set to debut in theaters on�June 23, 2017. It will be followed by a Bumblebee spin-off film in 2018, with Transformers 6 landing in 2019 ... ....

What’s it like to be in ‘Frozen’ ice skating show?

Edit Atlanta Journal 14 Apr 2016
If any kid flick came custom made for an ice skating show, it would be Disney’s infinitely popular animated feature “Frozen.” And Tila Tilley, a performer with “Disney on Ice Presents ‘Frozen,’” chuckles at the irony ... CONTRIBUTED BY FELD ENTERTAINMENT ... When she’s not slicing the ice as a citizen of Arendelle, Tilley slips into a bumblebee costume and skates alongside Olaf the snowman as he croons “In Summer.”. RELATED ... Performing arts ... ....

Highland’s First Wildlife Fair this weekend (Highland Council)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Apr 2016
(Source. Highland Council). This Saturday the first ever Highland Wildlife Fair will take place ... No doubt many people have noticed Bumblebees on the wing this month, these are the queens looking to set up their nest for the year ... Katy Malone of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust will tell us about the great work going on in Caithness and Sutherland for the Great Yellow Bumblebee ... ' ... Original Document ... (noodl. 33049128) ....

Garden-care giant to drop chemicals linked to bee declines

Edit The Times of India 13 Apr 2016
DENVER ... Concern about bee health is growing, with federal officials considering whether to protect two species of wild bumblebees ... Another study published last year says neonics might hit wild bumblebees harder than domestically raised honeybees ... In March, the US Fish and Wildlife Service said it would consider whether to protect two species of wild bumblebees under the Endangered Species Act amid declines in their numbers ... ....

Garden-care giant to remove chemicals linked to bee decline

Edit Chicago Sun-Times 13 Apr 2016
bees ... Concern about bee health is growing, and federal officials are considering whether to protect two species of wild bumblebees ... Another study published last year says neonics might hit wild bumblebees harder than domestically raised honeybees ... In March, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it would consider whether to protect two species of wild bumblebees under the Endangered Species Act amid declines in their numbers ... ....

Ortho nixes neonicotinoids in bee-friendly move (+video)

Edit The Christian Science Monitor 13 Apr 2016
... bumblebee and honeybee populations....

Major Pest Control Company Announces A Huge Change To Protect Bees

Edit Huffington Post 13 Apr 2016
The EPA is currently reviewing the neonic class of pesticides to assess its risk to bees and other pollinators, but a study last year found that chronic exposure to the chemicals, which are believed to attack the central nervous system in bees, can impair bumblebees' learning and memory. A second study, published last month in the journal Functional Ecology, found neonics can impact a bumblebee's ability to forage ... ....
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