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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>Natural Selections: Bumblebees and &quot;flower power&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22081/20130530/natural-selections-bumblebees-and-quot-flower-power-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 30, 2013) Static electricity plays a role in getting pollen to come loose from the blossom and to stick to the pollinator. According to a recent study using petunias and bumblebees, British researchers observed that the flowers increase their electrical charge in response to the presence of pollinating insects. The charge peaks in intensity just before the potential pollinator begins feeding on nectar, and decreases after they go away. Martha Foley and naturalist Curt Stager discuss this unique example of &quot;flower power.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22081/20130530/natural-selections-bumblebees-and-quot-flower-power-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Static electricity plays a role in getting pollen to come loose from the blossom and to stick to the pollinator. According to a recent study using petunias and bumblebees, British researchers observed that the flowers increase their electrical charge in response to the presence of pollinating insects. The charge peaks in intensity just before the potential pollinator begins feeding on nectar, and decreases after they go away. Martha Foley and naturalist Curt Stager discuss this unique example of &quot;flower power.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22081/20130530/natural-selections-bumblebees-and-quot-flower-power-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>Natural Selections: Flowers, bees... and caffeine</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22042/20130523/natural-selections-flowers-bees-and-caffeine</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 23, 2013) Plants have many strategies for manipulating animals to do their bidding. Some flowers focus the attention of their pollinators with a familiar pick-me-up—caffeine. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss the natural world. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22042/20130523/natural-selections-flowers-bees-and-caffeine">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Plants have many strategies for manipulating animals to do their bidding. Some flowers focus the attention of their pollinators with a familiar pick-me-up—caffeine. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss the natural world. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22042/20130523/natural-selections-flowers-bees-and-caffeine">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>Natural Selections: Unusual pollinators</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21820/20130418/natural-selections-unusual-pollinators</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 18, 2013) Everyone is familiar with how bees and insects distribute pollen from one flower to another, but that&apos;s not the only way to get the job done. Some night-blooming plants are pollinated by bats, when bright floral colors are invisible. And hummingbirds might just get their nectar without picking up any pollen. Dr. Curt Stager and Martha Foley discuss the unusual strategies some plants can use to attract and hold the interest of the unusual animals that pollinate them. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21820/20130418/natural-selections-unusual-pollinators">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Everyone is familiar with how bees and insects distribute pollen from one flower to another, but that&apos;s not the only way to get the job done. Some night-blooming plants are pollinated by bats, when bright floral colors are invisible. And hummingbirds might just get their nectar without picking up any pollen. Dr. Curt Stager and Martha Foley discuss the unusual strategies some plants can use to attract and hold the interest of the unusual animals that pollinate them. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21820/20130418/natural-selections-unusual-pollinators">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>Natural Selections: Native pollinators</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/3076/20130124/natural-selections-native-pollinators</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 24, 2013) With the collapse of the population of the European honeybee, introduced to North America in colonial times, many growers are looking for aids in pollinating their crops. But the honeybee may not be the most effective bee. Bumblebees and other native pollinators do a better job on crops like blueberries and cranberries. Martha Foley and Curt Stager discuss. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/3076/20130124/natural-selections-native-pollinators">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[With the collapse of the population of the European honeybee, introduced to North America in colonial times, many growers are looking for aids in pollinating their crops. But the honeybee may not be the most effective bee. Bumblebees and other native pollinators do a better job on crops like blueberries and cranberries. Martha Foley and Curt Stager discuss. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/3076/20130124/natural-selections-native-pollinators">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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