Pollination

The Plight of the Honey Bee A keystone species is 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,…

Plant Hormones: DIAGRAMS/PICTURES NEEDED: Hormone Locations (color coordinated and showing relative concentrations) Auxin- Auxin is a hormone that’s main function is to promote cell elongation in stems, buds and roots and also plays a small part in the differentiation or new cells. Auxin is present in high concentrations in germinating fruits and seeds, but it is not yet known whether this high concentration of auxin is passed on from the mother or whether is is created but the developing…

Stingless bees (referred to as meliponine bees) are important pollinators and also valued for the honey they produce. They are also crucial for maintaining biodiversity by the pollination of numerous plant species. Stingless bees are by far the most diverse of the eusocial corbiculate bees. Unlike honey bees, estimates of the pollination services they render to agro ecological…

Summary: Over the past two years, the bee population has decreased dramatically and has immensely affected the pollination of plants. The question they are trying to answer is are bees dying because of the Varroa mite and deformed wing virus or pesticides? The scientist’s hypothesis was that the sudden decrease of bees was because of the Varroa mite and deformed wing virus, not because of pesticides. Their experiment was to produce and infect the larvae, pupae, and fully developed bees with an…

Introduction The western or European honey bee has the genus name Apis Mellifera which means "bee" and "honey bearing". Honey bee body has 3 parts, two pairs of wings, six legs and two compound eyes. Moreover, there are three kinds of honey bees in a hive, one Queen bee, many worker bees and a few drones. They have different chore in the hive. They live in colonies or hives and collect nectar and pollen as their food. Honey bees are also known as the best pollinators when they visit from one…

seed development, and fruit production (https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/What_is_Pollination/birdsandbees.shtml). This pollination is done mostly by animals, such as bees, who from a single colony can pollinate 300 million flowers a day. According to the Green Peace initiative, “Save the Bees,” bees are responsible for approximately 80% of all pollination worldwide, which is important because the top human food crops (which supply about 90% of the world’s nutrition) are pollinated…

Common Theme~ The two stories, “If I forgot Thee, Oh Earth” and “Silent Spring” share a common theme of people destroying earth because they are not taking care of it. 2. “If I Forgot Thee, Oh Earth” by Arthur C. Clarke “Across a quarter of a million miles of space, the glow of dying atoms was still visible, a perennial reminder of the ruinous past” (165). I believe this is meant to say that the ruinous Earth the people created will always still be visible because of the glow. The…

In any plant or crop you are going to have to deal with the common diseases and insects that go along with it. A few common diseases of corn are: Stewart’s Bacterial Wilt, Root Rot, Corn Smut, and Southern Corn Leaf Blight. Stewart's Bacterial Wilt is a disease that affects corn at any stage of the growing period. Although, this particular wilt is most harmful when sweet corn is at a very young stage. This disease causes wilting and dwarfing of the plants and the plant will most likely never…

During the morning session of October 4th, my classmates and I in the honeybees writing course had the opportunity to further learn about bees, pollination, farming, and other related topics at Abbe Hills Farm. This farm is conveniently located close to Cornell College and Laura Krause runs it. Throughout the visit to Abbe Hill we learned about the benefits of having a CSA and the role the farm plays in the community. Laura Krause, who is in charge of Abbe Hills, explained the CSA business…

Six Body Paragraphs Genetically modified organisms have not been around for years and years, but have still accumulated a history and have rapidly spread around the world. “The first GM crops were commercialized by China in the early 1990’s” (Nelson 3) and have grown into a massive industry since then. From 1996 to 2006 the amount of acreage planted with GM crops across the globe increased from 1.7 to 102 million hectares (Kriepe 4) and is still on the rise. The massive growth of this…