Bumblebee Essays

Cardelle 1 Caroline T. Cardelle Mrs. Shores Science October 19, 2016 The Cuckoo bee Pollinators are very important in today`s world. Plants wouldn’t grow as wonderfully as they do without them. The white house said pollinators contribute more than twenty four billion dollars to the United States. Pollinators also help in the production of seventy five percent of crops and eighty percent of flowers. (Xerces Society) The cuckoo bee is not pollinating on purpose. That’s not what it does for

The hypothesis was that the mean number of pollen found on the legs was the same when compared to the mean number of pollen found on the mouth. This is from the pollen on flowers spreads on the entire bumblebee when it lands on the flower. The alternative hypothesis is that the mean amount of pollen was not the same when comparing legs and mouth. With the data, there was no statistical difference to the amount of pollen found on bumble bees legs compared to the amount of pollen found on a bumblebee’s

Bees are having a really hard time right now. For about a decade, they've been dying off at an high rate—up to 30 percent per year, with a total loss of domesticated honeybee hives in the United States worth an estimated $2 billion. At first, no one knew why. But as a scientist Tom Philpott has reported extensively, in the last few years scientists have accumulated a compelling pile of evidence pointing to a class of insecticides called neonicotinoids. These chemicals are widely used in commercial

1. I think that there are many species of bees that are endangered besides the 7 species of Hawaiian bees and the species of bumblebee that was recently put on the endangered list. I don’t think that we can survive without bees because the article says that are among the most important pollinators of crops such as blueberries and cranberries. Many people don’t realize the value bees have on our environment because they see them as insects that can hurt us. The article says that the economic value

Situation Honey bee is One of the world's most important creatures. These little insects are the pollinators that most of our crops depend on to set fruit. Honey bees are so important, in fact, that we have them to thank for 1/3 of the food We eat, including 80% of our fruits and vegetables. Crops that are highly dependant on honey bee pollination include avocado, almonds, kiwi and apples. But, Nowaday the shrinking of bees population related to human activity, such as pesticides, urban development/rural

In the poems ‘The Garden of Love’ by William Blake and ‘To His Coy Mistress’ by Andrew Marvell, both poets present barriers to love differently through the use of various poetic techniques denoting language and structure. Blake criticises institutionalised religion, not only emphasising its unnaturalness but also utilising the concept to frame it as a barrier to pure, unadulterated love. Marvell however, presents a barrier to love as the more structured construct of time through the juxtapositioning

Data Analysis Does the type of food left out for ants affect how many ants come to what food? If the type type of food left out for ants affect how many ants come to what food, then most ants will come to the food with the most sugar, or honey. The independent variable is the type of food left out for the ants. The dependent variable is the amount of ants that come to each food. One control variable is that the different types of foods will be set out on an equal size paper plate platform. The foods

A Demonstration of Chemotaxis Between Flies and Various Substances (Sugar vs Bacteria) Abstract: The purpose of this lab based on the Drosophila melanogaster (the common fruit fly) reactions. Since the fly has been studied and observed for many years, and known for its unique chemotactic attractions to different stimuli, it was an ideal organism for the study being conducted. In the experiment the purpose was to be able to figure out whether the flies would be more attracted to sugar or bacteria

Every day bees are disappearing from their colonies at dangerously rapid rates. Everyone should become bee keepers and/or have bee gardens. It is the peoples’ duty to protect and save the bees. Bees play a major role in our everyday lives, and they go unnoticed. Without bees our food supply would quickly decrease. Hazel Sillver says, “Honey bees are declining in population and may be facing extinction. This is bad not just for the bees, but also for humans, who rely on bees to pollinate many plants

In the autumn of 2006, farmers began to notice a loss of 30 – 90 percent of their bee hives. Loss of bee population over the cold seasons is common, but never had the decline in population been that drastic (Stress and Honey Bees). Colony Collapse Disorder is the event in which bee colony populations rapidly decrease. In this phenomenon, the bodies of the missing bees are not found and the only remaining bees are juvenile and the queen. Noticeable symptoms of CCD are: absence of adult bees in the

There is a lot of buzz about the Bee Colony Collapse Disorder which is, according to dictionary.com, a pathological condition which leads to a disappearance of worker bees from the hive resulting in the hive’s failure. The reason I am concerned about this topic is because human survival is tied to bee survival. Bees are responsible for ⅓ of the meals we eat, either by pollinating the fruits and vegetables that humans eat or by pollinating crops that feed animals that we eat, like cows. It is difficult

In recent years, scientists have come to realize that the honeybee population has been dropping at a substantial rate. This is a problem not only in the United States, but throughout the world. The current fear is that food crops will be devastated because there are not enough bees to pollinate the existing crops. Honeybee decline is occurring for several reasons. However, current research shows a promising future. Congress has the power to fix this problem that could have a devastating effect on

Significance of the Colony Tenika Heidelberg Biology 113 Lab September 22, 2017 Significance of the Colony Planet earth is known to be the only planet in the universe that is capable of harboring life. This includes trees, insects, animals, and humans. The planet itself has its own system of balancing itself out when things aren’t the way they are supposed to be, without the help of humans. Unfortunately, that is not always the case especially when humans cause a problem that

Bees play a critical role on this planet. Without them, life as we know it on this planet would not be the same. 33% of everything we eat gets pollinated by bees. If it were not for them developing yields that we depend on, life would be troublesome. People would see a change in their health for the worse because they are not getting the necessary nutrients in their body to stay healthy. In the end, individuals will begin becoming ill and in light of the fact that there is almost no pharmaceutical

In the past decade, Bee keepers in North America have reported to seen an alarming decline in honey bees. In some places such as Utah, honey bee populations have plummetted by as much as 70 percent. In conjunction with North America, the decline in the honey bee population has been observed in Europe as well which is the place these insects originated from. The number of hives around the planet has been at it’s lowest point in fifty years. This problem in which majority of working bees disappear

Gilliam (1997), reported that yeasts and molds are found naturally in the honey of honeybee. It is believed that microorganisms associated with bees are non-pathogenic. However, not all bees contain molds and the presence of molds are varied from colony to colony. Molds could contribute to the antimicrobial compound secretion to prevent stored food spoilage. They are also contributing to organic acids and other metabolites production (Gilliam et al., 1989; Gilliam, 1997). A terrific relationship

How Urbanization is Affecting Bee Population One of the factors affecting dropping populations of bees is urbanization. Urbanization can affect the bee population in many ways. As urbanization increases, so does pollution levels, amounts of garbage, as well as amount of radiation. Urbanization can increase the relevance of some parasites in urban areas because parasites can be transmitted more quickly in more urban areas (Goulson, Whitehorn, Fowley, 2012). Urbanization affects the immune response

There are many poems about nature and compare nature and animals. These poems have many meanings and show how nature is connected year round. In the poem “On the Grasshopper and the Cricket” by John Keats, it describes how nature never stops making noise, and there is an animal that always makes sounds no matter what time of the year. The first outstand thing about this poem is the title, unlike many poems that just have the first line as the title, in this poem, the poet gives a title to clearly

How to Build a New Flower Bed The most elaborately designed flower bed won't look good if the plants are not appropriate for their planting site. Building a new flower bed starts with an atheistically pleasing bed shape, then adding flowers that are appropriate for the planting site in terms of soil, sun, water and growth space requirements. Use these tips for building a new flower bed so that your investment of sweat, elbow grease and money will pay off for years to come. Flower Bed Location

Honey bees are very important to people in the world. Not only do honeybees produce honey, but they do much more to help people. Malcolm T Sanford, a professor at the University of Florida says “the honey bee is credited with approximately 85% of the pollinating activity necessary to supply about one-third of the nation’s food supply” (Sanford 1). Over 50 major corps rely on honey bees for pollination (Sanford 1). Without the pollination, the crops will not get what they need for them to grow and