Pollinator

Albert Einstein once said, “Mankind will not survive the honeybees’ disappearance for more than 5 years.” In the article Death and Extinction of the Bees written by Joachim Hagopian, published in March 2014, Hagopian talks about the honeybees’ sharp decline in population. Joachim Hagopian uses strong sources to effectively build his credibility, he cites convincing facts and statistics to make an appeal to logos, but does not portray a de-emphasis of pathos during which he writes about…

small mammals like rabbits as they struggled to find protection from predators like coyotes. Other predators like Grizzly bears also suffered the consequences of the elk population increase as their pre-winter hibernation berry supply had vanished. Pollinators (bees and hummingbirds) struggled to find flowers to feed on, while songbirds, had less trees to nest in. Elk population even damaged the river banks as they gathered in herds and spent long periods of time close to the water, as there…

Honey, Tell Me What’s Wrong? A recent analysis on honey concluded that the natural landscape worldwide is thoroughly contaminated with pesticides. Neonicotinoid pesticides, which have been found in a majority of honey samples across the world, cause paralysis and death in insects. In The Guardian article “Honey tests reveal global contamination by bee-harming pesticides,” Damian Carrington, through ethos and logos, effectively advocates for neonicotinoid restriction after explaining the honey…

Evaporation of Bees Pesticides kill bees which wastes farmers money because some farmers rely on bees for crops. Bees may be something that farmers rely upon and without bees the farmers’ crops can’t grow. This could lead to extinction “They are critical pollinators: they pollinate 70 of the around 100 crop species that feed 90% of the world. Honey bees are responsible for $30 billion a year in crops.” If bees went extinct, if you went to the store, half of the fruits and vegetables we have…

sustainability of all species, is put at risk by GMO foods. GM crops are generally planted in a monocrop fashion, which means that many heritage seeds are no longer used. The nature of GMOs means fewer weed flowers and, therefore, less nectar for the pollinators such as bees to choose from so the crop will be pollinated more instead of weeds being pollinated. Hurst also says “The combination of herbicides and genetically modified seed had made my farm more sustainable, not less, and actually…

role in nature. This encompasses what it does, who it feeds, what it feed on as well as what it pollinates. Considering the role that the Brenton Blue butterfly fills, we find that like other butterflies, it serves as a pollinator. In this case, the Brenton Blue is a pollinator for its food plant, Indigo (scientific name Indigofera erecta). When the butterfly lands on the plant to feast on the nectar found within its pink flowers, the butterfly gets covered in the pollen that the plant…

Toxicologists believe that these seemingly benign levels of pesticide impair immune function in wildlife, leading to outbreaks of disease” (Shah). The recent bee population decrease has proven to be detrimental to all areas of life. Bees, the natural pollinators of the world, are a natural keystone species. They allow crops to grow and reproduce due to the process of pollination (Schutt). If pesticides continue to destroy bee colonies and populations, there will be no crops to protect, therefore…

When we think of analogous and homologous traits, we have to draw I close distinction between them. That is the main reason it is essential to mention that homology refers to similar traits that an organism share with another. Homologous traits are a product of direct inheritance (in other words, they are acquired as a result of one common ancestor). On the other hand, analogous refers to the trait that- although originally developed to serve a different function- have evolved to carry out an…

Coevolution of Hummingbirds and Ornithophilous flowers Coevolution is a situation where two parties are able to evolve to satisfy each other’s needs. In this particular case we are going to talk about the coevolution of hummingbirds and ornithophilous flowers. Plants are one of the most important species in our world. Mainly it helps us breathe that very fresh air we have today. Although it may seem to be impossible for one to think a simple plant can help us breathe. It is also another species…

“The life of man would be extremely difficult if the bee disappeared”. Humans have depended on agriculture, as a source of food, since the Neolithic Era. Back then humans didn’t know much about how, or why things grow, or taste the way they do. Pollinators such as the honeybee, played a huge part in helping those early crops along, and have carried the burden pollination and production since before humans existed. Pollinations is important to every living thing, it’s how the world grows and…