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Associated Press - August 6, 2009 12:15 PM ET
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota State University researchers plan to inventory native species of bees in the Black Hills region.
A grant of nearly $50,000 from the state Game, Fish and Parks Department is funding the 3-year study that will get under way later this year.
SDSU entomologist Paul Johnson says biologists know that at least 100 species of bees are in the region. He says there's a possibility that 80 or more other species could be found there.
Johnson says knowing the species of bees that are there and the plants they are visiting will help biologists better understand the entire Black Hills ecosystem.
Information from: Argus Leader, http://www.argusleader.com
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