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Flies are more vulnerable to climate change than bees, study finds

Flies play an important role as pollinators, second only to honeybees in terms of the amount of crops they pollinate and the habitat they provide. This photo shows a blueberry fly pollinating milkweed (Asclepias syriaca). Credit: Martha B. Moss/Penn State Extension Master Gardener/Penn State University/Creative Commons Despite their reputation as noisy nuisances, flies play an important role as the most…