Pollination

through pollination. One of the most important pollinators, the honey bee transfers the genetic info of male and female plants through pollen, and in return gets nectar to feed its colony (“Pollination”). While honey bees have been around for millions of years, “The yearly USDA-sponsored industry survey has recorded an average 30% loss of honeybee colonies in a defined window of time over the past several years” which could mean trouble for the plant life that depends on bee pollination…

The mutualistic relationship between fig trees and fig wasps plays an important role for the reproductive fitness of each species. Normally, fig wasps pollenate the fig tree’s compound flowers (syconiums) at the expense of the tree providing a suitable environment for the fig wasps to reproduce in the syconium’s flowers. However, with almost every mutualism there are ‘cheaters’ that will try to take advantage of the benefits without bringing anything to the table. In this case, pollen-free fig…

a flower to reach the desired nectar within. The proboscis is hollow and sucks up the desired nectar within the flower. Bumblebees also possess the behavioural adaption of following and listening to their parents in order to gain knowledge on pollination, honey collecting, nectar consumption and colony functionally all of which is essential to survival. Bumblebees can also be seen using a dance language known as a “waggle dance” these dance communications are used to indicate the vicinity of…

The important thing I learn is the CCD have declined substantially over the last five years. bee has dropped altogether and have named this perception the state fall issue (CCD). This is a potential risk towards agribusiness and human nourishment supplies. The role honeybees play in our diet goes beyond honey production. These seemingly tireless creatures pollinate about one-third of crop species in the U.S. Honeybees pollinate about 100 flowering food crops including apples, nuts, broccoli,…

what bees can do. Bees have special bodies and body parts to do the job that they were meant to do. Humans can’t pollinate flowers because, even with special equipment, humans would need several full time workers, who are specifically trained for pollination, to work almost 24/7 to get half of the work that bees do. Humans aren’t designed to pollinate anything. Bees have been helping mother nature for a long time and we just couldn’t…

Megan A. Collins Ms. Smith EN 102: Argument and Research 10 November 2017 Saving the Honeybees Without the honeybee we could be a starving world on the verge of extinction. Thankfully we have the South Carolina Beekeepers Association that is working to encourage the public’s interest in beekeeping and provide an education platform to train beekeepers for the future. The mission of the South Carolina Beekeepers Association is aimed at education and advocacy to make certain that South Carolina…

Strawberry blossom weevil (Anthonumus rubi). The strawberry blossom weevil (SBW) is one of the biggest pest in strawberry farming. It occurs every year and it is spread to the entire growing area in Sweden. It causes important yield loss and is a serious pest in conventional and organic strawberry farming. Non treated fields can results in 50% of the flower buds damaged and significant yield loss (Svensson, 2002). Biology The Strawberry blossom weevil, Anthonomus rubi (Herbst), is a small black…

Recently I have seen much ado on many social media platforms about a problem that is taken very jokingly. The problem that I am talking about is the exponential dying rate of bees. I see that many people will make “memes”, which are jokes that are passed around the Internet like a flu or a virus, metaphorically speaking, and contain anything from satire to funny videos with a good mix of joyous and crude humor. Now the problem that arises with that is few will actually take into effect the…

Information about the Learners in this Class Class Population: 22 third graders: 13 Caucasian, 5 African American, 4 Hispanic (1 non English speaking) Students needing accommodations: Drew (reluctant reader, difficulty with handwriting, does not like working with teacher’s aide because of being self-conscious about difficulties) and Hayley (low vision, reads at a minimum font size of N20, does not read well from whiteboard, can use a screen reader) Standards AL.SC.3.7: Describe the life cycle…

50 percent or more. Furthermore, our region has experienced a steady 30 to 40 percent loss each year. Frankly, these statistics are quite unsettling. Though pollinators are small, they are not to be underestimated. According to the NRDC, cross-pollination helps at least 30 percent of the world's crops and 90 percent of our wild plants to thrive. Without them, we can expect the extinction of many everyday produce items. A few of the foods we would miss are apples, peaches, green beans,…