The Use Of Pesticides, Global Warming And Climate Change

If you didn’t know, honeybees are dying rapidly, and it is more serious than you might think. The decline of the honeybee is fairly complicated, as we cannot simply target one cause for the honeybee’s decreasing numbers. The combination of factors includes parasitic mites, Colony Collapse Disorder, harmful pesticides, poor nutrition, and habitat loss, all of which have contributed to the loss of droves of honeybees. This issue much more important than what the attention it is getting implies, as honeybees are an essential part to the agricultural society, and the human race in general. Not only are bees responsible for making honey, but also for pollinating a large portion of crops grown around the world. If we did allow honeybees to disappear,

The presence of a bee generally scares people. So they swat at it, which makes the bee angry and defensive, which causes the bee to sting. Once the bee stings someone, it dies. Most people might think their death is a good thing. Unfortunately, various species of bees have been added to the endangered species list (Kennedy). Bees pollinate about 70% of the crops used by 90% of the world (What Would Happen) and as of February 2017, 10 million bees have died since 2010 ( Bennett). Bees need to be saved to ensure the Earth’s survival, along with our own.

Since the late 1990s, beekeepers around the world have observed the mysterious and sudden disappearance of bees, and report unusually high rates of decline in honeybee colonies. Bees do more than just make honey! Bee transfer pollen and seeds from one flower to another, fertilizing the plant so it can grow and produce food. Cross-pollination helps at least 30 percent of the world's crops and 90% affects our food. The sweet fruits humans eat such as, strawberries, mangoes, grapes, apples, and bananas would not be the same taste wise as they are now. We simply couldn’t live in the same world if it weren’t for the bees.

The colony collapse disorder has been threatening the United States for many years. Reports show excessive numbers of honeybees dying off. According to the Bee Informed Partnership and USDA’s annual survey, during the winter of 2013-2014, the mortality of managed honeybee colonies was 23.2. The previous winter’s report showed a loss of 30.5 percent of the colonies and thus, the winter 2013-2014 results might show some improvement. However, beekeepers persist that the still declining honeybee colonies are becoming too low for colony collapse disorder to be considered a solved issue. Approximately two-thirds of the beekeepers reported losses greater than the acceptable 18.9 percent mortality rate, thus deeming the losses greater than what is economically sustainable. The issue

Bee decline is an increasing issue in the United states of America. An article written by the University of Vermont reveals a map of over 139 troubled zones for the population of bees and why they might be endangered. The University of Vermont is a well-respected establishment when it comes to research and Agriculture.

Bees are the reason we have jelly, fruit, nuts, coffee and so many other vegetation (Lecture 09/27). Without these creatures we would lose so much more of our biodiversity, which is already suffering from other anthropogenic actions. Our society has a habit of finding the most cost efficient methods to produce goods that please the consumers without considering all the consequences of these actions. More importantly, we do not recognize the harm that we have caused until the damage is outrageous and requires a solution. But, this problem cannot follow those footsteps because it is essential for our ecosystem to thrive. These solution would not only save millions of dollars by being proactive, but would allow us to sustain food sources, biodiversity, and the survival of

The oldest known bee fossil is estimated to be over 135 million years old (The Xerces Society). Knowing this, one would certainly realize the importance of the relationship between plants and bees, as they have depended on each other for survival for such an immense period of time. The colossal variety of plant species are around today on behalf of the pollinators that evolved with them. However, this knowledge has not quite convinced society of the dangers the decline in bee populations pose to life as one knows it, as the loss of plants causes a dangerous chain reaction. At the curtains of every winter, a dwindling number of bees are making their debut in the thriving spring. The decrease can be seen in how United States beekeepers have lost 40 percent of their colonies since 2006 (Johnston,

Bees are important pollinators of many plants in the ecosystem (2). Recently, the decline in the number of bees in North America and Europe has shifted the research focus of many ecologists towards pesticide use (2). The impacts of pesticides on bees and other pollinators can have a major influence on honey production and biodiversity.

“There is a strong scientific consensus that bees are exposed to neonicotinoid pesticides in the fields and suffer harm from the doses received, according to a new analysis of all the scientific evidence to date.” (Carrington, 2015). I will argue the idea that the exposure to the neonicotinoid insecticides are one of the key causes of the population declination in bees. According to many studies, neonicotinoid insecticides physically harm bees as they inhibit their nervous system and they can no longer navigate their way home (Fischer et al, 2014). Bees are also crucial for the pollination of many crops around the world, without them, a great percent of our agricultural practices would suffer

Albert Einstein once said, “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man” (“Einstein Once Said…”). After careful thought on this matter, this can be a scary concept to process. Millions of years have passed with the honey bee gracing the earth, and in fact, the honeybee is the only insect that aids in the production of food that is consumed by the human race (“20 Amazing Honey Bee Facts!”). Imagine going to a grocery store and there being no almonds to buy, a scarce supply of apples to choose from, and a very limited

When most people hear even the slightest mention of the Honeybee, a tinge of panic immediately races through their heart. The Honeybee lives in infamy as one of the peskiest creatures on the planet. With memories of painful stings looming in the back of the mind, it can be a challenge to find sympathy for the planet’s tiniest, yet mightiest insect. The Honeybee population is dying at an alarming rate, an issue that is certainly not new, but has often been ignored or simply forgotten. Honeybees spend their lives furiously working to pollinate hundreds of plants, supplying the planet with a plethora of earth-grown delicacies, all the while supporting a diverse ecosystem.

If you were anything like me when I was a kid you were terrified of bees. It was scary to think that such a little insect could hurt someone so easily. I would always run away screaming from them when I was little, hoping they wouldn't land on me. I’m embarrassed to admit I still do this from time to time. When I was younger, I hated them so much I wished that they would all just go extinct. Today, I hope my wish never comes true, my past self would be very surprised. Bees are one of the many animals that are endangered and are arguably the most important one. BBC (2014) states that “[Bees] are critical pollinators; they pollinate 70 of the around 100 crop species that feed 90% of the world. [...] We may lose all the plants that bees pollinate, all of the animals that eat those plants and so on up the food chain.” Bees play a vital part in agriculture and our environment, and letting them go extinct could greatly hurt the worlds’ ecosystem and agriculture. If bees go extinct many important, delicious foods would disappear such as honey, dairy, fruits and vegetables. It is said that this could initiate a worldwide famine and raise all the prices of food. This would also make it hard for cotton to grow, and malnutrition would become a huge problem. There is even a possibility that it would create a worldwide crash because many food industries would go out of business (Grimminck, 2016). If bees go extinct it would affect everyone, no matter where they live. This is an

Bees are one of the most vital creatures on Earth. Their impact on our environment is immense as they pollinate a significant amount of Earth’s flowering plants, contributing to the increase of Earth’s biodiversity and production of food. However, they are in danger of overexposure to pesticides and climate change. Plus, with the human population growing, bees are most essential than ever. Without them, majority of the food that stock market shelves will disappear, the food chain will become disproportionate, and biodiversity will decrease. However, there have been measures taken to inhibit their decline such as improved bee transportation conditions and responsible use of pesticides. It is important to implement these as their disappearance can

There are several different species of insect pollinators, but the bees in general make up sixty-two percent of them. Honeybees make up thirty-nine percent of that number, and the other twenty-three is composed of several different species of bees. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, one-third of the homo-sapiens diet is insect pollinated and honeybees are accountable for eighty percent of the pollination of that one-third. The population of the honeybees in the United States has been noticeably declining from the late 1990 's, so the threat to the majority of the world food supply is slowly increasing as our pollinators population decreases.

Honey bees, feared by the misinformed and admired by the intelligent, are dying. The interest in bees from many environmentalists is not for a sudden cause, as this issue is not new to the world. Honey bees as a population have been in decline for years but have yet to reach the endangered species list anywhere in the United States except for Hawaii. Many people kill bees that buzz around joyfully, simply because they are afraid of being stung by them; however, a vast majority of bees do not sting and the others do not care. This unfortunate commonality is not even one of the top causes of the worldwide epidemic of honey bees. Although bees are jokingly idolized on the internet in pictures and videos as a result of a popular children’s movie, their population decline is in fact quite serious. Honey bees and other pollinators like birds and insects ensure the pollination of flowering plants and crops all around the globe. Not only do honey bees pollinate plants that produce the foods that humans eat, but they also pollinate trees that produce clean oxygen for Earth. Without honey bees, the world as we know it could soon end, due to carbon dioxide pollution and lack of farmable foods. The population of honeybees and other important pollinator-bee species is dwindling due to a dilemma known to scientists as colony collapse disorder (CCD) because of the use of bee-killing pesticides, known as neonicotinoids, the decrease of flower meadows in the world, and the general increase