Supporting pollinators could have big payoff for Texas cotton farmers

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-06/uota-spc061016.php

Public Release: 10-Jun-2016
Supporting pollinators could have big payoff for Texas cotton farmers
University of Texas at Austin

According to a new study by The University of Texas at Austin, increasing the diversity of pollinator species, including bees, flies and butterflies, can dramatically increase cotton production. The researchers estimate that in South Texas, the region they studied, increasing the diversity of pollinators could boost cotton production by up to 18 percent, yielding an increase in annual revenue of more than $1.1 million.

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