1. DISSAPEARING
BEES:
A Growing Problem
BY:
ANA
GUZMAN
http://lightmsgs.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/mass-extinction-of-honey-bees-will-cause-one-third-of-food-supply-to-disappear/
2. BEES:
Our Agricultural
Workers
Bees are an important part of the worlds
eco- system
Pollinate 75% of all
flowering plants
Most of these plants are
important crops that are
staples in our diet
Spread seeds
http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2011/01/03/wildlife-where-have-all-the-bumble-bees-gone/
4. Bees and our Economy
• Bees are essential to
our economy!
• 1 in every 3 bites of
food we eat is made by
bees
• A 15-20 Billion Dollar
Industry!
• Just in florida,
honeybees produce 3.3
billion!
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/about/intheworks/honeybee.htm
6. The Disappearance of Bees
Colony Collapse
Disorder
1/3 of all bee
colonies in the
U.S have
Vanished
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIUo3STj6tw&feature=relmfu
(PBS Documentary)
7. States Affected By Colony Collapse Disorder
2009
GRAPH 2
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11183-mystery-illness-devastates-honeybee-colonies.html
8. Honey Bee Losses in Recent
GRAPH 3 Years
http://carclassblog.wordpress.com/author/paulk89/
9. Theories On Colony
Collapse Disorder
• Pesticides
• Bad Beekeeping Practices
• Insect diseases
• Urbanization: Electro magnetic fields
10. Lu, Chengsheng, Kenneth Warchol
Bulletin of
, and Richard Callahan. "In situ replication of honey bee colony collapse disorder ."
Insectology . 65.1 (2012): n. page. Print.
Harvard
Biology Study
Concludes:
The insecticide
Imidacloprid
kills colonies
within six
months
http://www.presstv.com/detail/165340.html
11. Bad Beekeeping Practices
Migratory
beekeeping
Is it bad for
bees?
http://wataugaces.blogspot.com/2012/01/beekeeping-course-at-caldwell-community.html
14. A combination of these factors
QuickTimeª and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
15. What would happen if
bees become extinct?
• Food Production would decline
• Certain foods and plants would not
exist anymore
Many of our food crops and plants
would die off.
http://kanat.jsc.vsc.edu/student/lees/maincontent.htm
16. What Can We Do
• Anybody can help
• Don't Use Pesticide!
• Plant a Pollinator Garden
• Get the word out about the
use of pesticides
http://www.fws.gov/pollinators/PollinatorPages/YourHelp.html#garden