Bee Gees

When someone blurts out the word “high school”, what’s your first initial thought? I don’t know about you, but “cliques” are the first thought to my mind. The media is drowning in films that portray the idea of “cliques”, but personally, I believe the film Mean Girls is the best representation of the world of cliques. Means Girls is a teen classic, and I can almost bet the majority of my generation has seen or at least heard of it. It is American teen comedy film that manifests the harsh…

the infection, and bee keepers have yet to develop a treatment that is safe, effective, and easy to apply. Therefore this Varroa mite is able to dramatically weaken a hive’s health and allow for other types of viruses to eradicate the hive completely. This study details many aspects of Varroa that are currently known. Information regarding bother the biology and pathology of these mites is important for elucidating and understanding possible tolerance mechanisms in its honey bee host. Breeding…

Evolution causes many changes in a species. Some species of animals develop thicker fur others have stronger muscles. Hummingbirds have to consume massive amounts of foods everyday in order to survive. One of their evolutionary traits is a mutated T1R1-T1R3 taste receptor. An experiment was conducted to test how hummingbirds detect sugars in nectar. The article “Evolution of sweet taste perception in hummingbirds by transformation of the ancestral umami receptor” (Maude W. Baldwin et al. science…

1 INTRODUCTION Drosophila Melanogaster, also known as the fruit fly, is a most valuable organism in biological research that has made significant contributions particularly in genetics and research. It is used as a model organism in research for several reasons viz. Easily handled, sexually dimorphic, cheap and easy to keep large numbers, care and culture requires little equipments and well understood because of its short life cycle of just two weeks and also Entire genome of drosophila…

bumblebees, and stingless bees live socially in colonies. Bees are adapted for feeding on nectar and pollen, the former primarily as an energy source and the latter primarily for protein and other nutrients. Most pollen is used as food for larvae. Bee pollination is important both ecologically and commercially;…

different behaviors depending on the type of activity they are undertaking. The activities include; egg laying, attending to the queen, swarming and protecting the colony. The worker bee normally takes up the duty of guarding the nest at one time in its life. Guarding is a critical in a bee’s life, since it…

A top government honey bee researcher from South Dakota says he's being rebuffed for publicizing work on pesticides and pollinators. Jonathan Lundgren's exploration discovered honey bees and ruler butterflies can be hurt by a generally utilized class of bug sprays. In an informant case recorded Wednesday, the United States Agriculture Department entomologist claims he confronted striking back due to his examination. "When he began distributed this work, he went from brilliant kid to…

idea today are the issues with the honey bee populations all across the world. Many people don't take into consideration exactly how much the humble honey bee actually does for everyday people and the world's ecosystems. Bees are extremely helpful when it comes to our plant life- making sure crops, native species, and other important plants are able to reproduce and get the nutrients and natural fertilizers. Pollination done by…

Oak trees (genus Quercus) may possess a behavioral defense against acorn predators. Data collected from many oak species shows a common trend that several years of relatively low acorn production are followed by a year with an exceptionally large production of acorns. The term “mast” is used to refer to the amount of acorns produced per year, and the phrase “mast year” is used to describe the year in which acorn production is exceptionally high. Mast years seem to be synchronous within a given…

Introduction The family Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802 also known as the powder-post beetle, is one of the most detrimental pests to seasoned woods. They produce powder-like frass as they bore inside the wood that provides nutrients and protection for growing larvae and mating sites for adults. Ecologically, these beetles function as degrader of dried cellulosic materials that include branches, sapwood of fallen trees and other plant materials. They exist in lower populations in nature, but…