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"...For many entomologists, the bee
crisis is a wake-up call. By relying on a single species for
pollination, US agriculture has put itself in a precarious
position, they say. A resilient agricultural system requires
diverse pollinators. This speaks to a larger conservation issue.
Some evidence indicates a decline in the estimated 4,500
potential alternate pollinators – native species of butterflies,
wasps. and other bees. The blame for that sits squarely on human
activity – habitat loss, pesticide use, and imported disease –
but much of this could be offset by different land-use
practices...."
What's happening to the bees?
Suddenly, the bees farmers and growers rely on are vanishing.
Researchers are scrambling to find out why.
by Moises Velasquez-Manoff
Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor,
April 4, 2007
(Click to read)
Please take good care of these
pollinators:
stingless bees, bumble bees,
and other bees; wasps, hover flies and other flies; beetles;
thrips; ants; butterflies; moths; bats; and hummingbirds and
other birds.
Click here to read about Colony Collapse Disorder on Wikipedia,
the free encyclopedia
"David Bradshaw has endured countless stings during his life as
a beekeeper, but he got the shock of his career when he opened
his boxes last month and found half of his 100 million bees
missing.
In 24 states throughout the country, beekeepers have gone
through similar shocks as their bees have been disappearing
inexplicably at an alarming rate, threatening not only their
livelihoods but also the production of numerous crops, including
California almonds, one of the nation’s most profitable...."
Honeybees Vanish, Leaving Keepers in Peril
by Alexei
Barrionuevo, New York Times, February
27, 2007
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""...One of the things that makes this outbreak unusual is that
beekeepers are finding hives in which only the queen and a
handful of young bees remain. Most of the adult bees have fled
the hive, but their bodies have not been located.
Researchers in Harrisburg, at Penn State, at the U.S. Department
of Agriculture and at the University of Montana are studying
viral diseases, parasitic mites, genetic diversity,
insecticides, other toxins and beekeeping practices. That
research is part of an effort to discover reasons for the big
hive losses, Mr. vanEngelsdorp said...."
Bee colony collapse mystery studied
by
Len Barcousky, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
Sunday, February 25, 2007
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""...Honeybees are not the only pollinators whose numbers are
dropping. Other animals that do this essential job --
non-honeybees, wasps, flies, beetles, birds and bats -- have
decreasing populations as well. But honeybees are the big actors
in commercial pollination efforts.
"One reason we're in this situation is this is a supersize
society -- we tend to equate small with insignificant,"
Berenbaum said. "I'm sorry but that's not true in biology. You
have to be small to get into the flower and deliver the pollen.
"Without that critical act, there's no fruit. And no technology
has been invented that equals, much less surpasses, insect
pollinators."
Vanishing honeybees mystify scientists
Washington, (Reuters), CNN.com, April 22, 2007
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development and quality of life."
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