Beekeeping

No Bats in the Belfry: The Origin of White-Nose Syndrome in Little Brown Bats Kelsey Prickett BIO 108 Caroline Solomon February 4, 2016 In 2006, a disease called White-nose syndrome (WNS) was discovered. This disease was developed by a Pseudogymnoascus destructans fungus (Dechaine & Johnson, 2014). The P.destructans is a cold-growing fungus (Hayman et al., 2016). This type of a disease is a significant threat to bats in the United States. White-nose syndrome had been spreading…

I went camping with my friends I saw a bee hive and started studying bees. Honey bees are much to busy to bother people or animals. All insects have six legs, three main body parts, a pair of antennae, compound eyes, jointed legs, and a hard exokeleton. The three main body parts are the head, thorax (middle part of the body) and abdomen (back part of the body). Honey bees are only about 3/4 of an inch long. Honey bees are reddish-brown and black with orange-yellow rings on there back.…

The main objective of the laboratory was to identity different species of honeybees based on their physical and genetic attributes. Due to the invasion of African honeybees in North America, hybridization has increased between African and European honeybees. The hypothesis is that the four unknown bees are hybridized with a European mother and an African father. The wing-lengths of European, African, and unknown bees were measured, and the mtDNA of eight different bees were subjected to gel…

The honeybee’s immense value comes about from its ability to pollinate flowers and crops to promote a healthy and sufficient harvest. This harvest is key for agriculturally dependent countries such as the United States, whose agriculture industry is worth upwards of $200 billion. Bees are a noticeably important factor in maintaining this agriculture, so important that in June of 2014, the president of the United States developed the Pollinator Health Task-Force, run by the USDA and the EPA (U.S…

Summary This essay begins by introducing the problem of declining bee populations and its significance. Varroa mites are discussed as a primary cause of declining bee populations. Next she discusses challenges to conventional forms of pest management including the Varroa mites development of resistances to traditional stand alone chemical treatments. Considering the limitations of conventional pest management, she then looks at some researchers, including Monsanto, and their attempts to use…

Over the past century, the human population has been exponentially growing and developing past 7 billion people. During this time period, many scientific advancements have been achieved. One of the less popular successes of the twenty first century include the concept of robotic bees. While at first bees may not appear to be of major concern, statistics and research studies tend to dictate otherwise. According to Crystal Ponti, whom is a science, technology and health reporter, “last year, the U…

Drosophila melanogaster has been studied in genetic research laboratories for almost a century. Because the fruit fly has a short lifespan, a simple genome, and is easily made to reproduce in captivity it is a prime candidate for genetic research. (Patterson, et al., 1943) The major behavioral response noted in the fruit flies is that they tended to group together in clusters, as opposed to venturing off on their own into different sectors. D. melanogaster are attracted to food and will mate…

Talking about the most popular and lovely animals in the world, most people will chose puppies, cats, or birds. However, there is a few people who raise a kind of small insect as their pets, a tiny animal that can be seen everywhere in gardens and farms. At the same time, as one of the biggest groups of insects, bees are facing the unprecedented challenge; their population has been dramatically decreasing since 1971, especially between 2006 and 2007. The main reasons can be attributed to the…

Carpenter bees can do quite a bit of damage to wood structures due to the holes the females drill for laying their eggs in. These large finger sized holes can go many inches deep into the wood and the bees will drill them deeper with each use until the wood is weakened to the point of collapse. They also open the wood up to moisture and decay. By understanding some of the carpenter bee habits it possible to make traps that will attract them before they can damage wood structure and kill them so…

In the years, 1994 to 2016, there has been a steady decrease of the monarch butterfly population. The monarch butterfly species is extremely important species. This is because they are an essential part of the food chain. The lacking amount of milkweed is what is held accountable for the death of monarch butterflies. It is very important to conserve the milkweed population to protect the wonderful monarch butterflies. An increase of the Monarch butterfly population will lead to a healthy…