Pollinator

Every November 1st, the people of Mexico gather to celebrate the lives of their deceased loved ones on a holiday called Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Part of the celebration is partaking in observing the annual migrations of the monarch butterfly, as they are said to be the souls of the deceased revisiting the earth because they always mysteriously appear on the same day every year, the Day of the Dead (“Dia de los Muertos”). However, in 2013, the butterflies did not arrive, only…

Endangered species are such a huge problem that needs to be solved because they are part of an ecosystem and play key roles in that system. People can help by showing and giving support to the government such as the EPA and the DNR they can donate money, get involved with these organizations, and raise awareness. People can look up and endangered species such as endangered birds or small animals and plant habitats and foods for those animals so they have a place to live. People can fund…

crops, are pollinated by bees, including apples, berries, cantaloupes, cucumbers, alfalfa, and almonds. U.S. honey bees also produce about $150 million in honey annually. “Every third bite of food you take, thank a bee or other pollinator” (E.O. Wilson, Forgotten Pollinators, 1996). Bees are also the only insect that…

I chose Honey Bee for our project because I recently watched the Bee Movie, and from that movie I got into thinking if what the writers of the movie are really true about bees. Also recently when I was in the restroom washing my hands there was a bee came in and started flying, so I smacked it and it died. Since I was bored that time, I tried to dissect it, but I did not know what each of parts’ purpose. And since all bees are important to all living things because of its pollute will affect the…

Hummingbirds are very fascinating creatures and differ in various ways from other birds. There are more than three-hundred species of hummingbirds. Hummingbirds play a very important role in the ecosystem. Hummingbirds are pollinators and control insects. Hummingbirds can hover in mid-air why consuming nectar from deep flowers. The male humming bird contributes very little in reproduction. Human activities are responsible for some of the deaths of these magnificent species. Hummingbirds are…

is what I will be talking about today. I will tell you the different roles of bees, and what is happening worldwide that should scare and even frighten you. Bees are specialized insects that gather pollen and nectar from flowers, they are called pollinators. They play an existentially important role in our daily lives and global affairs. Bees can be yellow, orange, black, or brown. All bees have fur, but some have less than others. The queen is the largest member of her community, and is…

with an organic crop which as we can imagine isn’t probably healthy for the environment. Under those circumstances, it could lead to mutations or be considered as an invasive plant species or even worse an in pesticide that will wipe out certain pollinators, that are essential to our survival. In that case, where a farmer named Percy Schmeiser was successfully sued by Monsanto because he had unauthorized Roundup canola seeds in his farm. Percy delineated, that the seeds possibly were brought in…

the flower. The ovary also has the ovule within it. The pedunkle is the lower most part of the follower. The pedunkle has the receptacle and the sepal. Right after the sepal is the petals. The petal is actually the flowers. The flowers attract pollinators by their colors like bees and hummingbirds. The flowers are a beautiful red that surround the ovary and the style. The leaf is a dark and has leaf veins form of a net pattern. The leaf is where the plants convert inorganic compounds to organic…

monarch butterfly. Even the loss of milkweed that Monarch butterflies depend on, (and other sources of nectar and pollen that wild pollinators require to survive) is an environmental side effect of intensive herbicide use associated with GE crops. (Pleasants & Oberhauser, 2013) Butterflies are in indictor of a healthy, flourishing environment. They are natural pollinators and work as pest control, and have been used in science to examine ecology and climate change. Even further, Researchers from…

it is realized that it is not just hurting the pest insects, but also the pollinator ones. “In May of 1999, it was reported that pollen from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)-insect resistant corn had a negative impact on Monarch butterfly larvae” (Pocket K No. 4: GM Crops and the Environment, 2013, August). When genetic modifications affect insects like pollinators, they affect the entire ecosystem. If the number of pollinators drops, then the number of flowering plants and crops that grow will…