/ Hummingbird Feeders Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en /news/most-microbes-hummingbird-feeders <p>Many people set up hummingbird feeders in their yards to nurture and watch these high-energy pollinators. But could the sugar water they provide be impacting these tiny feathered friends?</p> <p>A study led by the University of California, Davis, is one of the first to address the potential for sugar water from hummingbird feeders to act as a vector for avian — or even zoonotic — pathogens. It found that the majority of microbes growing in feeders do not likely pose a significant health hazard to birds or humans.</p> March 06, 2019 - 4:25pm Katherine E Kerlin /news/most-microbes-hummingbird-feeders