"High annual losses of honey bees‚ as well as range reductions and local extinctions of wild and native pollinator species‚ are concerning because bees are important plant pollinators" (Brutscher‚ McMenamin‚ and Flenniken 1). Thousands of people don’t understand the importance of bees. The bee species are in serious trouble. There are new diagnostics on the importance of the bees‚ so we must come up with ways to save them and also have information as to why they are dying. “Pollinators are vital
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Mary Beth Putz 5 May 2015 Honeybee Paper Assignment The paper‚ Nutritional Control of Reproductive Status in Honeybees via DNA Methylation‚ discusses the relatively unique case of female honeybees‚ where although they have identical DNA sequences‚ there are queen bees and worker bees‚ with very distinct phenotypes. The research team began with the observation that females bees who are fed royal jelly while a larvae become queen bees‚ while females not fed royal jelly become normal worker bees. The
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Many species of bees have recently been put on the endangered species list. They are vital to our food supply and help our crops grow. They help produce food‚ fiber‚ and shelter for us. Waves from cell phone towers or the rising heat could be the reason for the species decline in number. We can help to protects the bees by raising hives on our own‚ and by trying not to use harsh pesticides. Bees are what pollinate our crops. Without them the flowers could not be pollinated and would die. Without
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The honey bee is a fascinating and important figure for pollinating flowers‚ fruits‚ and vegetables‚ they help other plants grow by transferring pollen between the male and female parts‚ supporting plants to grow seeds. Honey bees are insects have have three segments of their body‚ which six of them are visible and the other three parts include: legs‚ singer‚ and antenna. Honeybees have a exoframe‚ which is stiff and contains an overlay of wax‚ but honeybees do not have internal bones compared to
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Kayla Luft ENR 4000 October 5‚ 2017 Assignment #2 In assignment one I wrote about how pollinating bee populations were declining around the world and the solutions that can prevent this from happening. Addressing this issue can be very difficult. Not only are humans causing this problem but the bee population has a disease that is destroying the colonies. Currently there really isn’t a policy in place to regulate the problem but there are informal efforts that are being put into place by the
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Environmental News Article 2 According to the article “A Bumblebee Gets New Protection on Obama’s Way Out‚” rusty-patched bumblebees‚ which were once prevalent across the United States‚ have now been put on the endangered species list (Schlossberg and Schwartz 2017). The population of these rusty-patched bumblebees has declined roughly ninety percent since the 1990s‚ as a result from pesticide exposure‚ climate change‚ disease‚ and habitat loss. Once common across twenty eight states‚ the District
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Did you ever wish that the bee that has been bothering you while you’re doing yard work would just get eaten by something? Well there is a solution‚ the Rainbow Bee-Eater‚ it will not only do the job but it will do it in fashion. With its bluish-green feathers with dashes of yellow and long slender bill‚ you could see them right now… if you went to Australia that is. The Rainbow Bee- Eater lives throughout Australia‚ including the Northern Territory and New South Wales‚ but absent New Guinea and
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Obviously‚some people claim that native bees are not the only pollinator there are other pollinators. In fact‚ 30% of crops are pollinated by only bees . However‚ without bees pollinating many crops would disappear such as fruit‚ vegetable‚ and nuts. If bees disappear that diversity crops would gone after bees(Morse‚2000). “Honey bees are big money makers for U.S. agriculture. These social and hardworking insects produce six hive products honey‚ pollen‚ royal jelly‚ beeswax‚ propolis‚ and venom
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While sitting outside on a sunny day‚ I saw bees flying around me. I quickly got up and started to walk away. I was a little angry they had ruined my peacefulness. I muttered to myself “I wish bees would die.” A few months later in my biology class‚ we had to read an article about Honeybees and how they pollinate. I was very interested in how these insects contribute to our world. In the article‚ it also mentioned about the bees vanishing. I instantly desired to get this important information out
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Save the Bees! For many people‚ seeing any insect with a stinger invokes foul memories of being tormented by a menacing bee‚ wasp‚ or hornet. Many victims might recall a moment of sudden panic while sitting on the edge of the pool on a warm summer day; they suddenly hear an incessant buzzing noise and look down to see a tiny yellow and black bumblebee flying dangerously close to their skin. There is no time to discern the intent of this bee‚ be it malevolent or benign. Immediately‚ the primeval
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