Pollinator

Malagasy orchid, which stores its nectar almost 12 inches into the flower, would require a pollinator with at least a 12-inch proboscis in order to reach this nourishment. Those animals with a sufficiently long proboscis would preferentially live long enough to reproduce offspring with equally long or longer proboscis. Therefore, the result would ultimately be the evolution of corresponding flowers and pollinators with appropriately lengthier…

generic savanna, but the Oregon Oak Savanna in Oregon is no where near generic. The Oregon Oak Savanna is home to many plants and animals that are massively influential on the human race. One of the most important organisms in this biome is a little pollinator with yellow and black stripes: the bee. Lately, bees have been facing a population decline, and sadly people just do not seem to care. People need to help restore the bees because bees are a very important part of everyday life, especially…

The Importance of Bees in the Environment and a Guide to Beekeeping Honey bees live in highly intricate communes or colonies of as many as 100,000 bees; the largest population of bees in a beehive are worker bees, which are unfertile females. Worker bees also perform most of the work in the beehive. The work includes gathering nectar, water and pollen and cleaning and feeding the queen. The other functions performed by the worker bees are cooling or heating the beehive, whenever it is necessary;…

Honeybees are profoundly important for agriculture because they are natures greatest pollinators. Honeybees are contributing to the success of agriculture because of their contribution to doing most of the crop pollination. Not only are they used for pollination, but they are also important If honeybees were to go extinct, this would reduce the pollination of plants we consume. This would not only affect honey, but it would affect our food supply which can lead to malnutrition not only in…

Some critical bee preservation strategies that have been undertaken to maintain biodiversity include; supporting bee keeping; limiting the amount of pollinators such as chemical fertilizers insecticides and fungicides use and ensuring the existence of sufficient food supply to encourage pollinators. This is in addition to raising awareness amongst all stakeholders in the industry to encourage good farming practices and maintenance of public spaces and gardens. A case study…

crucial the bees were and how much of consumed foods is affected by bees. Bees pollinate plants which kept the both thriving. Without bees, certain plants would die and without certain plants, many bee species have been dying out. “By protecting our pollinators in the forest, we are potentially protecting our food security now and into the future.” (Sarah…

population up. You must forgive me, because I am sure I will miss quote portions of this segment. However, the gist of the segment was describing the importance of insects such as butterflies and bees due to the fact that they are pollinators. The population of these pollinators are declining and soon it is possible we will see a decline in food due to the lack of pollination. Concerning, yes! However, there is a flip side to controlling crop pests. Yes, certain crop pests can destroy a crops…

Plants and animals can grow, survive and reproduce only within a specific range of climates and environments. Earth’s average temperature has risen by 1.5°F over the past century, and scientists predict that it will rise 0.5 to 8.6°F in the next hundred, or so years. Climate change can cause negative effects to the different environments on Earth. It can affect water supplies, agriculture, power and energy, transportation, and even the human race’s health and safety. Phenology is the timing of…

cages I have and finding new ways to speed the cleaning and feeding processes. I also take it upon myself to educate anyone who is interested through social media posts and face to face interaction. I have inspired multiple individuals to plant pollinator gardens to help monarchs and other…

The Strength of the Yucca-Yucca Moth Interaction: Review of Past Scientific Studies Abstract The relationship between Yucca moths from Tegeticula, Parategeticula and Prodoxous with the Yucca plant (Agavaceae) has been observed over centuries. The strength of their interaction has created contradictory theories. Whether the relationship is obligate or falcultative is one of the ideas providing differing views. The effects of external influences have also been studied by many. In this review I…