Environmental Effects Of Chemical Pesticides On Bees

Although the use of pesticides, chemical agents, and herbicides are used agriculturally on multiple sources, they can become a risk factor in how they alter the ecology of the land, foliage, and animals. One such chemical agent was used excessively (20,000,000 gallons) as the favored “treatment” for defoliation in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. It was sprayed over several areas which exposed soldiers, Vietnamese, and machinery to its potentially harmful chemical composition. This herbicide known as Agent Orange or TCDD contained a plethora of phenoxy herbicides marked by multiple dioxy chemical impurities. Agent Orange, after the war, has been studied and linked to heightening risk to various forms of cancer, development of autoimmune disease,

There are many pesticides that are killing and destroying the bee’s community to develop in this planet earth. Bees are dying and are not populating due of the pesticides found in gardens and in our own backyards. In this article Jay Feinstein explains to us how bees are being killed even by our own selves. There are many pesticides used in this world for livestock and crops and researchers found that it causes the decrease of bees still living in our world and producing honey and many nutrients for us. Because of us we caused this problem to start and harmless insects are dying and getting hurt and that brings our world to a more difficult place to live in. So many researchers were observing different places in Indiana and to see if there

People in everyday life use pesticides, which include neonicotinoids that may be the cause of CCD. It makes bee keepers economically load their trucks and move around the country to pollinate crops. It also effects environmental health, because Honey bees are known to be biological indicators. However by using pesticides, it increases crop growth. It increases productivity and environmental growth, and decrease of risk of disease. However if chemists were to create a pesticide that would not harm Honey Bees, and help Honey Bee growth, it would be astonishing. It would create a world where we don’t have to worry about the effects of pesticides. It would help by increasing crop growth and treatments, such as treating soil to become rich. Honey Bees would increase and our crops would be pollinated and healthy. In order for us all, to create a pesticide that benefits us. Our first step is to go outside right now, and examine ways to reach our

Jolly, David. "Pesticides Linked to Honeybee Deaths Pose More Risks, European Group Says." The New York Times. The New York Times, 08 Apr. 2015. Web. 18 Apr. 2015.

There are advantages and disadvantages to the use of chemical toxins, and nature almost always plays a part in determining the final result of the success or failure of chemical warfare. Nature can be useful and used as a tool, or it can backfire and cause chaos and destruction. In World War I and II, the airborne chemical had to be dropped in the enemy trenches or up wind of the enemy. Since there was no way of controlling the gas as it was falling, it could change direction due to the wind and kill the soldiers who had released the weapon. During the 60’s and the 70’s, United States soldiers killed the Vietcong’s food crops by spraying a newly developed and untested herbicide; this chemical soon picked up the nickname “Agent Orange” due to its orange coloring (Grossman). It destroyed enough crops to feed 600,000 enemies. This was good news for the Americans and South Koreans, but there was a flaw. The herbicide was later found to cause cancer and birth defects to anyone who came in contact with the chemical. Hundreds of American veterans have been negatively affected by their contact with Agent Orange. Another way that

Chensheng Lu, a scientist from Harvard did a study of pesticides and Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) to see if the two were connected. He said, “Bees from six of the twelve neonicotinoid-treated colonies had abandoned their hives and were eventually dead with symptoms resembling Colony Collapse Disorder” (McCoy). According to Lu’s research, pesticides were one of the causes for CCD. It caused bees to leave their hives and later cause those bees’ deaths.

Today, there are many current threats to bees and their numbers. These would include harmful pesticides and insecticides. When these damaging chemicals are used to protect crops from harmful parasites, they often affect honeybees as well. Pesticides and insecticides have also been sad to be one of the many causes of Colony Collapse Disorder, a strange, mostly unexplained phenomenon where bees abruptly leave their hive. Several experiments or tests were performed on bumblebees. The studies had shown that imidacloprid and [lambda]-cyhalothrin, two types of pesticides that are commonly used, can potentially affect and be devastating to an entire hive of bees if left untreated. Fortunately, all is not lost. Changes can be made to regulations of pesticides and how these damaging chemicals are used. The bee population can also be increased by raising bees on bee pastures or using ozone gas to clean hives that have previously been affected by pesticides. Actions such as these are necessary to help to increase and maintain the number of bees. The death of many hundreds of thousands of bees due to pesticides may potentially be very harmful to the environment if it is unfixed or untreated, leaving plants that needed to be pollinated by bees unable to grow, eventually affecting the rest of the ecosystem.

In recent history, there has been an abundance of chemical warfare that caused harm to society, nature, and immeasurable damage post war. To be more specific, the Vietnam war was one of the most noticeable conflicts that was destructive to both parties involved through chemical warfare, not only to the soldiers but also the environment. During the 1960s through to current day, the chemical pollution of the many mangrove forests near local villages led to health problems for the local Vietnamese people and the American soldiers. Located in Vietnam, mangrove forest was one of the main sources of vegetation for enemy soldiers during the war. To decrease enemy morale, the chemical herbicide, known as Agent Orange, was made by the U.S. to poison their crops and starve the enemy troops. The highly potent Agent Orange created many unintended problems for the locals as well as the troops because of the catastrophic damages to the landscape and continues to affect the locals to this day. For example, polluted crops and farm lands, Bio-accumulation of Agent orange, and chronic medical problems.

Pesticides are extremely popular in modern agriculture to maintain crop health and minimize financial losses. In Asia, where agriculture is one of the main sources of income for the increasing population, pesticides are a necessity to be able to produce a crop yield year-round at a relatively low cost. Because of the low governmental regulation towards environmental policy, low quality/high toxicity pesticides are used without any regard for their effects on health and the environment. The improper usage of pesticides has contributed to the pollution of surface water, groundwater, and soil, as well posed a threat to the health of local communities. This paper describes the impact that pesticide use has on the environment in Southeast Asia, as well as the societal complications that arises with regulation. **

My research question is what effect does pesticides have on our environment? There is a causation between the usage of pesticides and the impacts on the environment. Before talking about the impacts that pesticides have on the environment, I will briefly explain what is a pesticide and why do farmers use them. My overall topic for my research paper is about how pesticides are effecting our environment. Pesticides have a huge effect on the aquatic life, human health, birds, water(contamination), and soil fertility. The aquatic life is affected by the pesticides runoff in the smaller rivers then ends up going in the ocean. Those pesticides in the water effect the ability of fishes to survive and this decreases the number of fishes. This is also causing the loss of biodiversity because the pesticides not only effect fishes, but also affecting the other organisms living in the water. Not only the animals living in the water, but also the animals living near the water bodies get negatively impacted because as they drink water from the water bodies they drink the pesticides as well. Human health is also affected by the pesticides through the food commodities. As we eat fruits and vegetables we consume many different pesticides that were sprayed on the plants. The consumption of pesticides directly effect the ability to reproduce or infertility. As the usage of pesticides increases in last couple decades the sperm counts in Western countries have fallen by 55% since 1973. Birds

In recent history, there has been an abundance of chemical warfare that has caused harm to society and nature, post war. To be more specific, the Vietnam war was one of the most noticeable conflicts that was destructive to both parties involved through chemical warfare, not only to the soldiers but also the environment. During the 1960s through to current day, the chemical pollution of the many mangrove forests near local villages has led to health problems for the local Vietnamese people and the American soldiers. Located in Vietnam, mangrove forest was one of the main sources of vegetation for enemy soldiers during the war. To decrease enemy morale, the chemical herbicide, known as Agent Orange, was made by the U.S. to poison their crops and starve the enemy troops. The highly potent Agent Orange created many unintended problems for the locals as well as the troops because of the catastrophic damages to the landscape and it continues to affect the locals to this day. For example, polluted crops and farm lands, Bio-accumulation of Agent orange, and chronic medical problems were all connected to the use of Agent orange.

Importance of Honey Bees Environmental Issue Environment As the honey bee population declines, there is a decrease in honey production and decrease in crop pollination resulting in a negative economic impact. The theory among the scientific community regarding the bee colony decline is related to multiple stressors including: 1 pests, pesticides, inadequate nutrition, poor management practices, and lack of genetic diversity (“Pollinator Health Concerns,” 2016). This supports

When it comes to bountiful food supplies for the world’s population, most people think of a plentiful agricultural industry with an assortment of nutritious fruits and vegetables and well as a viable source of protein supplied by dairy and meat farms. While these food production methods are primarily responsible, they all rely equally one on tiny insect to sustain growth and longevity, they honey bee. The honey bee is essentially one of the most important workers various farmers employ. Without them, farmers would struggle to pollinate their fruit and vegetable crops from year to year, and in turn, this would challenge meat and dairy farmers to provide their livestock with enough alfalfa and other essential sustenance for quality dairy and protein production. The honey bee is one of the most overlooked driver of production on the planet and without it, providing for the human population would become impossible at its current level. Unfortunately, over the past roughly thirty years, bee population has been on a steady decline on a global level. There are many factors that this rapid bee death can be attributed to, including: the growing use of pesticides on crops to deter harmful aphids and other insects, the prevalence of tiny mites that feed exclusively on bees, and the increased stress our modern agricultural demands are putting on these insects, as well as the increasing intensity of global temperatures bees must now survive through from season to season. Though, not all

Pesticides have become increasingly popular in modern agriculture to assist farmers and field workers in the maintenance of crop health and to minimize the risk of large financial loss. In South East Asia, where agriculture is one of the leading sources of income for the rural population, pesticides are a necessity to be able to produce a large crop yield year-round and keep their product at a relatively low cost. Because of the low governmental regulation towards environmental policy in the region, low quality and high toxicity pesticides are often applied without much knowledge or regard for their effects on human health and the surrounding environment to which they are applied. The improper usage of pesticides has contributed to the pollution of surface water, air, and soil, along with posing a significant threat to the health of the surrounding communities. This paper describes the impact that pesticide use has on human health and the environment in these regions, as well as the societal complications that often arises with regulation.

There are many important issues in the world regarding the environment and its effects on the average person. Every day we go about our business – go to school, go to work, go home, and of course we also have to eat. But what we don’t think about often enough is what exactly are we eating? We just kind of trust that there are no harmful chemicals in that apple we just ate? However, Today in our environment, Pesticides are one of the most dangerous and harmful chemicals. Yet pesticides are still found daily in foods all around the world. Pesticides are toxins that are used by produce growers all around the world for preventing, repelling, or killing pests, insects, weeds, and many other unwanted organisms. In theory, the end result of pesticides should be highly specific and kill ONLY its specific target, unfortunately, most pesticides are not highly selective, and are generally toxic to many species… including humans. The effects of some pesticides on the nervous system may appear as early 24 hours upon contact, or may contribute to chronic neurodegenerative disorders, most notably Parkinson’s disease. Few people are aware that they are exposed to these pesticides every day and are powerful neurotoxin and endocrine disruptors.