When we head to the grocery store and purchase our groceries we generally do not think about where they come from, or what it takes for them to come from the farms to our refrigerators. Without different flying insects which pollinate flowers, crops and trees, an outstanding number of different crops and foods would be at risk for crisis. Many people do not know about the current problem with our global pollinators, which includes, many different species of bees. Luckily, scientists around the world are trying to prove that chemicals, pesticides and colony collapse disorder may be just a few reason why our global bee population is in decline. Have you noticed the newest trend among the food industry? It seems that, everywhere food is sold, the word organic or all natural is somewhere near. What is organic? One Merriam-Webster dictionary defines organic as, “…involving the use of food produced with the use of feed or fertilizer of plant or animal origin without employment of chemically formulated fertilizers,
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Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is when, a majority of a colony of bees begins to die or leave the queen, suddenly, and at an alarming rate. Scientists believe that, contamination, cell phone radiation and stress can all be ruled out as causes of CCD. So what could it be? Scientists are just starting to uncover the results of years of research, and they believe that, “…Israeli acute paralysis virus (IAPV), which was identified only recently, is a marker for CCD but not necessarily the cause” (Watanabe 384 par 5). The research continues as scientists study the distribution of IAPV among colonies and species, how IAPV made its way into the United States and how it is contributing to CCD. They are also looking for a way to prevent the worst, from becoming reality. CCD seems to be quite an alarming reality, hopefully future scientists can save the bees before it is too
Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is when, a majority of a colony of bees begins to die or leave the queen, suddenly, and at an alarming rate. Scientists believe that, contamination, cell phone radiation and stress can all be ruled out as causes of CCD. So what could it be? Scientists are just starting to uncover the results of years of research, and they believe that, “…Israeli acute paralysis virus (IAPV), which was identified only recently, is a marker for CCD but not necessarily the cause” (Watanabe 384 par 5). The research continues as scientists study the distribution of IAPV among colonies and species, how IAPV made its way into the United States and how it is contributing to CCD. They are also looking for a way to prevent the worst, from becoming reality. CCD seems to be quite an alarming reality, hopefully future scientists can save the bees before it is too