On Mar 17, 8:41*pm, Sam Wormley wrote:
Phil Bouchard wrote:

"If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only
have four years of life left.

* *Phil, you don't eat fish? Grubs? Worms? Mushrooms? Wheat? What
* *about the animal-pollinated plants such as tomatoes, onions, avocados,
* *beans, green peppers, chili peppers, lemons, limes, and oranges,
* *berries, vanilla, sugar, almonds, watermelons and apples that can be
* *pollinated by butterflies and wasps?

* *It's true that nearly one third of global food production depends on
* *pollination by animals. But that's only a third.

* *Four years, eh?

Einstein wasn't always right, so perhaps it'll take 16 years to get
our population down to 10%, or at least somewhat less than a billion.

~ BG