Bees. They make honey, they sting, and they inspired some pretty crazy hairdos in the 1960s. Were you aware though, that bees do much more than just provide us with alternatives to artificial sweeteners? In fact, bees, small as they are, play an immense role in the world’s ecosystem and production of food. So much so that they have a nearly direct effect on every other living thing, especially humans. As with most things in this world, though, people have a tendency to not be good stewards of the gifts mother nature has given us. Thanks to the human race, something on which we depend for a significant part of our lives is in grave danger. We should all be concerned about this situation as we all have a stake in it, weather we know it or not, though it directly affects some demographics more than others. Still, no one is a complete exception. Everyone needs the bees.
Iterations of bees and their family members have been around much longer than the current version of humans have, much like the shark or the alligator. According to Dave Goulson, a biologist and Professor of Biology at the University of Sussex, the first bees began to evolve from predatory wasps millions of years ago when they discovered that pollen is an excellent source of protein. Gradually, these …show more content…
According to a review published in 2008, failrly soon after the chemical was made legal, neonicotinoids were first developed in California in the early ‘70s. The chemical compound was meant to deter pests such as house flies, aphids, and mosquitoes (Jeschke, Nauen) so that farmers wouldn’t lose so many crops. At that point in time, no one seemed to be giving much thought to how this new product might have an impact on the bugs we actually depend on. The review itself was positive for the most part, and practically praised the new pesticide for its effectiveness in protecting
Iterations of bees and their family members have been around much longer than the current version of humans have, much like the shark or the alligator. According to Dave Goulson, a biologist and Professor of Biology at the University of Sussex, the first bees began to evolve from predatory wasps millions of years ago when they discovered that pollen is an excellent source of protein. Gradually, these …show more content…
According to a review published in 2008, failrly soon after the chemical was made legal, neonicotinoids were first developed in California in the early ‘70s. The chemical compound was meant to deter pests such as house flies, aphids, and mosquitoes (Jeschke, Nauen) so that farmers wouldn’t lose so many crops. At that point in time, no one seemed to be giving much thought to how this new product might have an impact on the bugs we actually depend on. The review itself was positive for the most part, and practically praised the new pesticide for its effectiveness in protecting