https://padlet.com/avillafanaizquier/gcr77vhajrhw5z85 Entomology class activity en-us 2022-10-06 19:52:33 UTC 2022-10-10 01:43:14 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f41d.png avillafanaizquier https://padlet.com/avillafanaizquier/gcr77vhajrhw5z85/wish/2331454354 Honeybee pollination is responsible for one out of every three mouthfuls of food consumed in the United States. In the United States alone, 42 percent of bee colonies died in 2015. Pesticides and climate change are two of the many factors at work. Pesticides can deplete bee populations, making them more vulnerable to mites and other diseases. ]]> 2022-10-07 19:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/avillafanaizquier/gcr77vhajrhw5z85/wish/2331454354 avillafanaizquier https://padlet.com/avillafanaizquier/gcr77vhajrhw5z85/wish/2331456244 CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder) was first identified in 2006. CCD is thought to be a complex condition caused by a number of factors. There was no single stressor that stood out as the primary cause of CCD. Since 2008, the number of colonies lost to CCD has been decreasing. The overall colony loss rate, however, remains a major concern.]]> 2022-10-07 19:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/avillafanaizquier/gcr77vhajrhw5z85/wish/2331456244 avillafanaizquier https://padlet.com/avillafanaizquier/gcr77vhajrhw5z85/wish/2331459042 Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is defined by sudden colony death and a lack of healthy adult bees within the hive. The disorder appears to impair adult bees' ability to navigate, causing them to leave the hive in search of pollen and never return. CCD is also distinguished by the delayed robbing of honey in the dead colonies by other, healthy bee colonies in the surrounding area. Beekeepers in the United States provide pollination services for more than 90 commercially grown crops. The annual economic value of crops in the United States that benefit from honeybee pollination is estimated to be $15 billion.

The California almond export crop alone was worth $1.9 billion in 2006, and pollination required over one million bee colonies. A number of potential causes of CCD were identified.]]> 2022-10-07 19:39:01 UTC https://padlet.com/avillafanaizquier/gcr77vhajrhw5z85/wish/2331459042 avillafanaizquier https://padlet.com/avillafanaizquier/gcr77vhajrhw5z85/wish/2331463259 Over 60,000 bees and an indigenous beekeeper are supported by a single adopted hive. 71 of the 100 crop species that provide 90% of our global food supply are pollinated by bees. The decline of the honey bee population is a problem that can and will affect us all.

Pesticide exposure can be fatal not only to honey bees, but to the vast majority of animals. Losses have increased as a result of the invasive varroa mite (a pest of honey bees). Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus and the gut parasite Nosema are examples of new or emerging diseases. Changes in the environment where bees forage. One or a combination of factors may cause immune-suppressing stress in bees.]]> 2022-10-07 19:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/avillafanaizquier/gcr77vhajrhw5z85/wish/2331463259 avillafanaizquier https://padlet.com/avillafanaizquier/gcr77vhajrhw5z85/wish/2331467005 The sudden death of honey bee colonies is known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Pollination is critical to our survival and the survival of nearly all ecosystems on the planet. CCD endangers not only pollination and honey production, but also crop production that relies on bee pollination. Honeybee and pollinator population declines endanger domestic agriculture, ecological health, and the US economy.]]> 2022-10-07 19:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/avillafanaizquier/gcr77vhajrhw5z85/wish/2331467005