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CBS Interviews Tammy Sons About The Impact Pollinators Have on Food Supply #insects #fypシ #news

20 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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In this CBS interview segment, Tammy Sons warns that the ongoing decline of pollinators—bees, butterflies, monarchs, and even hummingbirds—poses a serious threat to the U.S. food supply. She explains that pollinators contribute to nearly one‑third of the food Americans eat, supporting over 100 crops. Their loss could make staples such as apples, nuts, berries, and honey scarce and drive up prices, affecting beekeepers, farmers, and consumers. The segment notes a recent federal proposal to grant Endangered Species Act protection to the monarch butterfly as a policy response. Sons recommends practical steps: planting native flowers like milkweed, coneflowers, and black‑eyed Susans, and reducing pesticide use to help restore pollinator populations.

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like apples, nuts, berries, and even honey could become scarce and expensive if pollinators keep dying. Experts are warning that bees and butterflies are moving closer to extinction. 8 months ago, the federal government proposed giving Endangered Species Act protection to the monarch butterfly. Pollinators are responsible for nearly one-third of the food we eat, supporting more than 100 different U.S. crops. When their numbers fall, yields drop, which can lead to soaring prices. Beekeepers, farmers, and families will feel it first in their wallets and then on store shelves.
60 or 70 years, there'll be no hummingbirds. You know, there'll be no monarchs, no butterflies. And without these necessary pollinators, uh, like bees, butterflies, even flies, You know, there's not going to be a large fruit production in the United States, and climate change also has a lot to do with it. But, you know, long term, it's our food supply that's really going to be affected the most.
She says the best way to help is by planting native flowers like milkweed, coneflowers, and black-eyed Susans. She also advises to cut back on pesticide usage.