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Healthy vernal pools don't support mosquitoes

A female Mosquito rarely lays her eggs in the clean water of a healthy vernal pool.  But when a vernal pool becomes polluted, more Mosquito larvae occur in it.

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Patient, little bees

Solitary Bees generally only collect pollen and nectar from a single species of plant (or from a few closely-related plants). Researchers have discovered that vernal pool Solitary Bees can hibernate underground for up to four years, waiting for the 2-3 weeks when their host plant is in bloom.