Insect repellent

Honeybees are social insects that live in hives. Bees have a three body part, 6 legs, a pair of antennae, compound eyes, jointed legs, and a hard exoskeleton. The three body parts are the head, thorax, and abdomen. The thorax is the middle part of the bee that is between the head and abdomen. In the thorax is where the two pairs of wings and six legs get support from. Do you know how many wings a bee has? The answer is four. Two wings are attached in the front and two wings are attached in the…

110185809 10/30/17 Christopher miles Save the world proposal The honey bee has many species to its name, so it is quite difficult to find which species of bee has been put as endangered the name of the Bombus affinis (the rust patched bumble bee) is seen on the list of endangered in the United States. The bee has seen a sharp decline since the 1990’s. the bees pollinate around 1/3 of the crops of the United States, this makes it a concern seeing as the bee is close to extinction. But what has…

The sight of their fuzzy yellow and back bodies buzzing around a picnic table is enough to make even the most stalwart man jump and scurry away. Most people will unhesitatingly lament their displeasure with bees and the possibility of being stung, but these tiny, buzzing creatures carry the weight of the world on their backs. We should all give them hearty thanks, because, without bees, we would have ceased to exist long ago. Humans eat their honey, use their wax, and rely on bees to help our…

1. My favorite parasitism example Ed Yong spoke about was the Ampulex compressa, or the emerald cockroach wasp. The wasp ability and understanding of how to blindly seek particular sections of the brain using only it’s stinger is simply fascinating. Not only does the wasp find the particular sections needed, it then implants venom into specific clusters of neurons. The ability to implant a particular part of the body into another organism and manipulate that organism, all without being able to…

How can eating bugs be both good for people and for the planet? They both can be good in a way by according to Rachel young We wouldn't eat those creepy-crawlies even if someone dared us! Yet lots of bugs are nutritious, tasty, and perfectly safe to eat. And thats how they can be good for people and how there nutritious. One reason that bugs are good for people is that they are nutritious. And according to Rachel Young Both have lots of protein, which is what your body uses to build muscle. But…

have intentionally killed bees or other pollinators, even though they weren’t doing any harm. All of these times add up, and consequently a major bee crisis evolves. Beekeepers continue to report hive losses each year. This means that pollinating insects have been on a steep decline for many reasons. The bees must be helped now, especially since 90% of the world’s nutrition is pollinated by bees (Green Peace, n.d.). The decline in pollinators worldwide over the past few years has been drastic,…

species only three are bloodsucking. Most bats on the other hand focus their diets on insects, fruits, and small animals i.e. frogs and lizards. Insectivores bats, who as the name indicates eats mostly insects, con - tributes a great deal to natural insect pest control. They do this by eating millions of in - sects per year, thus helping control the population of insects worldwide. Without bats a variety of insects would overpopulate, including those mosquitoes that carry…

any species that the environment relies upon so heavily that if the species disappeared, the environment would crumble. Honey bees are a keystone species. The honey bee is crucial to the agricultural industry and to the survival of the world. These insects are dying off in massive numbers, and people are not knowledgeable enough to assist this keystone species. Honey bees are being killed by environmental changes, mites, insecticides, diseases, and colony collapse disorder; people need to be…

Bees are known to be in the top 5 most important animals in the world. While some say that bees are useless pests that sting and destroy property, they may not realize that 1 of every 3 bites they take of food depends on bees. Bees are flying insects closely…

Next let’s talk about Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). As we can see from previous paragraphs, bees help us live a healthier life without the need to use any chemical in the food we consume on daily basis. Therefore, it is important for us to be inform and worried as to why many bees are vanishing. Our bee colonies are going through a massive breakdown which was discovered in 2006. Near the end of 2006, well known commercial beekeeper David Hackenberg stepped outside to supervise his 3,000…