pollination question

[Richard Worth]

John and all,
How about National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration?  In other 
words, Federal Weather.
I think the aerospace stuff is handled by NASA or some other large corporation.
Happy Trails,  Rich

>John,
>
>NOAA is the National Oceanic and Aerospace Administration (or something like
>that) and oddly enough they watch over the endangered marine species on our
>shores.
>
>Patrick
>patfoley at csus.edu
>
>John Grehan wrote:
>
>  > Perhaps my ignorance is unforgivable, but what on earth is NOAA? (i.e.
>  > please supplement acronyms with organizations named in full for the benefit
>  > of the ignorant).
>  >
>  > John Grehan
>  >
>  > At 03:07 PM 8/15/01 -0700, you wrote:
>  > >Ron,
>  > >
>  > >Perhaps the original statement was something like 80% of flowers 
>are visited
>  > >(rarely!) by beetles. Certainly bees win the maximum pollination reward. I
>  > >can't back this up with a quote or study at present since I am 3000 miles
>  > >from my library in Washington, giving a talk on extinction at a NOAA
>  > >workshop. All lepidopterists with 30 dollars in their pocket should buy
>  > >Proctor, Yeo and somebody new, the best overview of pollination biology
>  > >around.
>  > >
>  > >Patrick
>  > >patfoley at csus.edu
>  > >
>  > >Ron Gatrelle wrote:
>  > >
>  > > > A few weeks ago I read on the web some place that over 80% of 
>pollination
>  > > > is done by beetles. I deleted this and don't recall any other 
>info. Does
>  > > > any one else here have a ref for this. I think we lepsters 
>usually think
>  > > > butterflies and moths are right up there behind bees. If I heard this
>  > > > right, "we" are all way behind beetles in this. Please answer 
>to us all.
>  > > > Ron
>  > > >
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Richard A. Worth
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Plant Division
rworth at oda.state.or.us
(503) 986-6461

 
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