Pollinator decline

patterned black, orange, and white which warns predators that they are poisonous. Monarch butterflies are ecologically important because they are pollinators. Since monarchs migrate they are able to pollinate plants throughout their trip. In recent times there has been a decline in the number of monarch butterflies that exist throughout North America. This decline has…

out” Even though bees play a major part in the world for pollinating there has been a major decline in the population. From increased uses of pesticides, insecticide and fungicides being used of crops and gardens the bees who pollinate are picking up those chemicals. Thus bringing it back to the colony and possibly poisoning the whole colony. Also Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) plays a big role in the decline in population. From Colony Collapse Disorder to different insecticides and pesticides…

A third of the food we eat is from the pollination of bees and other insects. Without bees, nothing can be pollinated to make plants grow. Without bees, it will be very hard to sustain life on earth for very long. According to The Bees in Decline, the decline in bees is due to all of the pesticides and fertilizer used on crops that kill all the insects and especially, bees. Manually pollinating takes far more time and effort than the bees doing it themselves. Depending on the pesticide, if a…

Buzzkill Like they say, it’s the little things that count. The smallest actions can make the biggest changes. Honey bees, as small as they are, impact our daily lives a great deal . Why are Honey bees so important? Well, they contribute to our food sources, our environment, our health, but most importantly, our existence. It is important for us as a race to take care of their species when no one else can. We need to preserve the Honey Bees because they are vital to our survival and everyday…

Both the reading passage and the listening lecture are discussing methods to eliminate cane toads from their new environments in Australia. The writer asserts that there have been successful method in getting rid of the cane toads from the sugar cane fields of Australia. However, the lecturer disagrees with the writer's opinion by claiming that the three methods were not successful at all. First, the author claims that humans physically capturing and killing the cane toads has been effective.…

The Disappearance of Bees What would be the agricultural significance if our bees, the world’s most important pollinators, gradually disappeared over time? The answer: the agriculture industry will experience shortages in food, lose profits, and heavy pressure will be placed on farmers who won’t be able to meet demands for food. The world is seeing an increase of bees missing every year, and it’s all thanks to a mysterious phenomenon called Colony Collapse Disorder. In order to prevent the bees…

The Bee shown in the image displayed on the course website is of the Rusty Patched Bumblebee (Bombus Affinis). This unique bumblebee has recently received attention from many environmental agencies. On January 11th, it received protections given by the U.S. Endangered Species Act. This is the very first variation of bumblebee to be place on the list. Rusty patched bumblebees are considered as a very social insect, living in colonies led by a single queen. Workers and males are designated by…

The species Callosobruchus maculatus is known to be pestiferous, and has the potential to cause significant financial damage to legume agriculture. In the past decade, significant progress has been made to identity different materials capable of controlling pestiferous insect infestation without causing damage to plants or negatively affecting animals and humans. Herein, we investigate the effects of glucose, ethanol, acetic acid, and sodium hydroxide treatments on the mortality and fecundity of…

hive losses globally. In the United States, beekeepers annually report a loss of 40 to 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…

In the state of New Hampshire, beautiful flowers, amongst other plant and fruit life, bloom in the spring and last through the fall when the weather begins to chill. These plants are able to grow and produce through pollination. Unfortunately, many of the honey bees are dying off and without them to pollinate, crops will not survive, flowers and fruit will not grow, and we will lose many other luxuries bees and their honey provide us with. The decrease in the honey bee population is becoming…