. Agri-news. Agriculture. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE POOR SUMMER FOR ALFALFA LEAFCUTTER BEES. Dr. Peter Pankiw of the federal research station at Beaverlodge enthusiastically showing alfalfa leafcutter bees and their nests in a polyethylene shelter which he designed. This last summer was a disaster for the alfalfa leafcutter bee trials at Triangle in the Peace River region, according to John Reid, Alberta Agriculture's district agriculturist at Peace River. He says that Dr. Peter Pankiw of the federal research station at Beaverlodge expects to recover only about 25 per cent of the number of bee cel
. Agri-news. Agriculture. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE POOR SUMMER FOR ALFALFA LEAFCUTTER BEES. Dr. Peter Pankiw of the federal research station at Beaverlodge enthusiastically showing alfalfa leafcutter bees and their nests in a polyethylene shelter which he designed. This last summer was a disaster for the alfalfa leafcutter bee trials at Triangle in the Peace River region, according to John Reid, Alberta Agriculture's district agriculturist at Peace River. He says that Dr. Peter Pankiw of the federal research station at Beaverlodge expects to recover only about 25 per cent of the number of bee cells he put out last spring. "This," says Mr. Reid, "is a far cry from the 100 to 300 per cent recovery rate that Dr. Pankiw has come to expect over his almost 10 years of ; - (cont'd) - /dibcrra AGRICULTURE Phone (403) 427-2127 COMMUNICATIONS. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Communications Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Print Media Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Publishing Branch. [Edmonton] : Communications Branch, Alberta Dept. of Agriculture
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