Episode
Love magnolias? Thank a beetle.
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- Making It Grow Minutes
- Published
- May 15, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 60
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- https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/podcast/making-it-grow-minutes/2026-05-15/love-magnolias-thank-a-beetle
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Summary
Our first idea for insect pollination is usually bees, but those insects didn’t come along until much later than magnolias, which rely on beetles for that function.