POLLINATORS -- This continuing problem is important to all of us.

Reports: U.S. honeybee keepers lost 44 percent of their hives
Two reports detailing the loss of honeybees across the U.S. delivered more bad news for the nation's tiny pollinators: Colony losses continue, including in the summer, and the bees face three primary threats—parasites, pesticides and poor nutrition.

An entomologist said that the explosion of backyard beekeepers may be unwittingly complicit in the loss of bees as amateur beekeepers may not be treating their hives for mites, which can spread to other colonies, causing additional die-offs.