Pollinator decline

Pollinators on the Decline In recent years North America has been faced with a sharp decline in bee populations. Beekeepers are used to a certain amount of bees and hives dying off but the winter and spring of 2006-2007 brought about the most precipitous decline in decades. The historical rate for overwintering losses is 10-15% but from 2007-2011 this rate has been 28-33% (The Situation, n.d.). This event from 2007 has been coined as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and affecting as many as 35 states and causing colony losses as high as 80-100% for some beekeepers the disorder is both widespread and severe (Kluser & Peduzzi, 2007). Unfortunately the cause of CCD is not known. Beekeepers are desperate for an answer to this problem to save…

It is difficult to find exactly that which continent has been facing highest death rate of bees. The entire world is facing the decline in wild bee population due to several reasons. The reasons may vary among these continents because of the diversity in agricultural procedures. The Washington Post (2013) reported the causes of bees dying in the United States and the European countries. The European Union has recognized that the major cause of bee deaths in Europe is a specific class of…

Bumblebees and Blueberries Many plants require insects for pollination, and therefore reproduction. Blueberries are one such species of plant. They are also one of the main products of Maine. In 2007 alone, Maine gained around 250 million dollars from their blueberry industry (University of Maine 2007). One of the key pollinators of Maine blueberries are the native bumblebees. There are 17 known native bumblebee species in Maine, but there seems to be a problem. It is well known that there has…

Bees pollinate about 80% of wild plants and 84% of human grown crops in terrestrial ecosystems (Brown, 2009). The ecosystem service of pollination has the economic value in the agricultural industry worth $1.7 billion (Brown, 2009). However, global honey bee populations are in decline (Potts, 2010). With the given projections for human population growth to reach around 9 billion by the year 2050, the importance of bees to human survival is vital (Brown, 2009). The US Fish and Wildlife Service…

Crisis In Brief: - The population of honeybees is at a steady decline due to a recent disorder in hives - Scientist are desperately trying to find the cause of the phenomenon, and potential solutions to save these pollinators - If nothing is done to help this situation, not only will many produce that humans consume daily may become unavailable, but over two-thirds of plants throughout the entire world Think of all the produce you buy and consume on a daily basis. Now, imagine if over half of…

Collectively, humans around the globe need to take responsibility for the declining honey bee populations, and aid in their rehabilitation by limiting human and natural impacts on its richness. Bees are commonly known for their role in pollination, as well as producing honey and beeswax. Impacting biotic life to the extent that this decline will lead to death among species that have come to rely on them with their lives, bee populations must be stabilized and then have its species aided back…

are not healthy then our agricultural industry will suffer greatly. Agricultural crops require the hardworking honeybees for pollinations and their decline directly affects the income of farmers in South Carolina. Not only would we be hungry, but our farmers would also be financially devastated if we did not have the honeybee. The agricultural market in the United States earns approximately 14.6 billion dollars a year from crops pollinated by honeybees and with a roughly 50% decline in the…

Recent declines in honey bee populations and increasing demand for insect-pollinated crops raise concerns about pollinator shortages. Pesticide exposure and pathogens may interact to have strong negative effects on managed honey bee colonies. Such findings are of great concern given the large numbers and high levels of pesticides found in honey bee colonies. Thus it is crucial to determine how field-relevant combinations and loads of pesticides affect bee health. We collected pollen from bee…

widespread consequences due to the decline of animals that are no longer able to produce pollination. One researcher suggests “Micronutrient deficiencies are estimated to affect more than 1 in 4 people around the globe. The “hidden hunger” associated with vitamin and mineral deficiencies affects individual of every age and gender”(). An increased risk of chronic and infectious diseases, reduced IQ, decreased work productivity, along with goiter, night blindness, and iron-deficiency anemia are…

many times people 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…