Most people might cringe and feel disgusted if you ask them about their favorite type of insect. They will talk to you all day long about how their little cat always asks for attention in the cutest way possible or how their dog is so friendly with all of the members of their family. But it is almost we forget the role and importance different types of insects play not only in our lives but also in the entire ecosystem that here exists on planet earth. Many of them feed on the decaying organic matter helping do a major work of breaking down and disposing the wastes of dead animals and plants. And while feeding and reproducing, a major amount of these types of creatures make the role in food web and main sources for many amphibians, reptiles, …show more content…
An empty hive will result in completely ruining that certain colony since there is no team work to be done within it. Because of different types of pesticides in honey bee farms, more bee hives are damaged and lost due to effects of these chemicals. Synthetic products that once was believed to only kill viruses and result in healthier and more producing bees, are acting completely opposite. There are however, diseases and microscopic parasites that can get into the bodies of this type of insects and kill them over time and use the resources of their bodies. “New or emerging diseases such as Israeli Acute Paralysis virus and the gut parasite Nosema” (1). Nosema parasite for example can be a serious threat during colder times of the year specially if colonies are foraging on non nutritious pollen at the same time. But by feeding anti fungal medication such as Fumagilin-B®, to the bees it can be very successful for controlling the problems and keeping the group of insects healthy. But how come using pesticides in this way is going to be a benefit rather than killing the bees? I believe that here we can find a perfect example of fine line between using these kinds chemicals. Same as Fumagilin-B, Neonicotinoids are insecticides that gained a popularity by protecting the plants and bees from different types of bugs and parasites. This type of chemical was praised mainly for its water solubility to be used in soil for plants and also for their low-toxicity to many beneficial insects, including honey bees. However, this claim has been recently come into question (2). This new class of insecticides is chemically related to nicotine as you can probably tell by the way it has been named after. Although nicotine is non toxic to mammals, birds, and plants, they are much more toxic to invertebrates such as insects. When explaining something toxic, probably the
The Salt Lake Bees are a Triple A, minor league baseball team that play in the Pacific Coast League(PCL), and are based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They started off as the Portland Beavers in 1903, playing at Vaughn Park. Following their 1993 season, the Bees moved to the beautiful Smith’s Ballpark in Salt Lake City, Utah, forming the Salt Lake Buzz. Smith’s Ballpark opened in 1994, and is one of the largest baseball stadiums in all of Minor League Baseball, seating 15,411 fans. On October 27, 2005, the Buzz transformed into the Salt Lake Bees, and resulted in a change in their major league affiliation, going from the Minnesota Twins to the Los Angeles Angels.
The Modesto Bee is a California daily paper, established in 1884 as the Daily Evening News and distributed constantly as a day by day under an assortment of names. Preceding its buy by Charles K. McClatchy and McClatchy Newspapers in 1924, it converged around the same time with the Modesto News-Herald, embracing that name as a major aspect of a combination. In 1933 it changed its name to the Modesto Bee and News-Herald, and in 1975 truncated the name on its masthead to the Modesto Bee. Its present proprietor, is the relative firm, McClatchy Company, an American daily paper organization.
Ah Christmas/Winter. The time of the year marked by the sound of joyous carols , cheerful talk of holiday plans, skating, candy canes, turkeys, family dinners, christmas sale signs plastered in front of almost every store, jesus coming down from the heavens, crappy nativity art and the general feeling of togetherness. But also as not being recognized by most people the one time of year when bee colonies are suppose to begin to healthily dwindle in numbers. As part of of an healthy ecological cycle, many wild & domesticated bee populations decline a bit in number during the winter season only to revive themselves later in the spring/summer, but that hasn’t been the case for many years. Ever since 1998 beekeepers have noticed significant drops in bee populations, throughout all seasons. In 2011, Canada saw
When talking about quest, a person is referring to five aspects. These five aspects are; (a) a quester, (b) a place to go, (c) a stated reason to go there, (d) challenges and trials, (e) the real reason to go. Nearly every story revolves around the idea of quest. It is the structure of most stories. The Seret Life of Bees is a book that uses quest incredibly well. (a) The quester is a teenage girl named Lily Owens who doesn't get along with her father and has no mother because she accidentally shot her when she was younger. As the story progresses, Lily's "stand-in mother", Rosaleen, gets into some trouble. Lily decides that they need to leave town and travel to Tiburon, South Carolina, the
The bee can be many colors like, yellow,black,red,and white due the hair.There eyes can be a different color than just black.Not all bees collect pollen and nectar some may collect plant oils instead.The bee can bee very strong,mean, and very territorial by hovering there territorial.
C:Claim: The bee population is on a rapid decline, we must do something to help prevent them from undergoing extinction. E: Establish Evidence: Bee populations are not just decreasing in certain regions, the population is decreasing in majority of the world. E: Evidence: Heavy losses have been reported by beekeepers from various different countries like; Britain, Spain, Poland, Greece, Croatia, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and Portugal. (“Buzz Kill”) A: Analysis: This shows that a decline in the bee populations are not only is it happening in the United States, but that it is also happening all over Europe because multiple countries are experiencing heavy bee losses. E: Establish Evidence: Although there are very detrimental losses in majority of the world, the US has also
I just found a honey bee hive in a hole in a tree in my back yord. The honey bee hive shelter up to 80,00 honey bees and there young.A honey bee hive is made of bees wax and inside the honey bee hive there are cells that store food for about a year and can be used as a nursery.Also a group of cells form a honey bee hive.
The decline in a variety of bee populations on a global scale has been obvious since the 1990s and scientists have been struggling with what is actually causing this decline. Current studies show that the use of systemic pesticides, specifically neonicotinoids, has been causing the number of bees to decrease rapidly. There are currently seven different types of neonicotinoids used in the agricultural industry today including imidacloprid, clothianidin, acetamiprid, thiamethoxam, thiacloprid, dinotefuran, and nithiazine. Each of these neonicotinoids are currently being studied and the most commonly used neonicotinoid today is imidacloprid.
Many people know very little about how honey bees have been apart of our history from colonial times. Why were honey bees important to the colonial beekeeper? How were the bees kept? Does beekeeping now, vary from what it was then? These are all questions that must be asked. The honey bee is a unique insect that has been apart of the history of our country for centuries. Beekeeping has changed over time yet many of the essential results of keeping honey bees are unchanged. Lets look at their similarities and differences.
Honeybees play a significant role in helping pollinate many different crops and flowers. As honeybees gather pollen and nectar for their survival, they pollinate crops of fruits and vegetables. “Some crops, including blueberries and cherries, are 90-percent dependent on honey bee pollination; one crop, almonds, depends entirely on the honey bee for pollination at bloom time” (KAUFFELD). According to facts listed by the Almond Board of California, “one-third of global food production volume relies on pollinators, to some degree” (@almonds, Bee).
“If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.” –Albert Einstein (…). Renowned scientist, Albert Einstein, expresses his concern for a possible environmental catastrophe. Fortunately, the theory is irrational and unrealistic when it comes to the extinction of humans, but his line of thought was correct. Major consequences would result from an Earth without bees. Unfortunately, the bees are currently suffering through an epidemic. Since the 1990’s, bee populations, globally, have plummeted (…). Bees play a key role in major ecosystems
Native honey bees have been disappearing for the past ten years. I propose a honey bee conservation to preserve native honey bees in Texas. A centralization of a colony of native honey bees could be established outside of city limits to ensure a thriving community. We want to raise awareness about the dwindling numbers of the honey bee to get the community involved in our rising issue.
Being such an organized society with unique behaviors, honey bees plan their survival through the winter months when the flowers are dead and the cold temperatures make outside trips a rare occasion. All throughout the year, worker bees produce honey and store it in honeycombs made of wax. This honey is not just a delicious substance humans enjoy, but rather a food source stored for the larvae and adult honeybees to snack on during the chilly months. Packed full of carbohydrates, honey gives vital energy to the bees when they can’t forage and must maintain a high hive temperature. (The importance of honey, n.d.). Honey bees, being exothermic insects, have to seek outside sources to keep their body heated. In cold weather, all the bees come
There are seen to be many theories and guesses on hand on why bees are disappearing. Some of them include, diseases, viruses, radiation from cellular devices, and nutritional or chemical stresses (Ruland, G. 2014). There are also many farmers throughout the world that use different types of pesticides known as neonicotinoids on plants and flowers, which can also be an indication on why bees don’t make it back home to their colonies (Zimmer, C. 2012). The colony collapse disorder (CCD) is known for this abundance in bee colonies. Scientist suggest that honey bees are loaded with parasites. Mites haunt these bees, they tend to live within the insect’s body and feed from it. There are also “Tracheal” mites that are attached to the bee’s breathing apparatus, which unfortunately suck out the “hemolymph” (the main components of the insects blood source) and injects them with bacteria, having a deadly consequence in weakening and killing adult bees (Watanabe, M.
Have you ever been stung by a honey bee? Many people in the world are actually nearly terrified of honey bees. But, did you know, Honey bees are actually pretty smart? Honey bees are able to recognize and remember different colors and keep track of up to 4 different landmarks. Honey bees often get mistaken as bumblebees. A few things that make honey bees and bumblebees different are that, bumblebees have short furry bodies and honey bees have long, wasp like bodies. Also, Honey bees live in hives of up to 50,000 to 60,000 bees, while bumblebees live in nests of up to 40 to 500 bees. Bumblebees can sting more than once but, they will only sting if they are aggravated. Honey bees on the other hand, die right after they have stung you. When a honey bee stings you, their stinger is barbed and sticks in the skin.