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Objectives
What colony collapse disorder is and how the
term came to be?
What are the causes of large scale colony loss?
How government, politics and media play a role?
How honeybees pollinate?
Scientific research being done on colony collapse
Economic importance of bees
Possible solutions to colony collapse
Varroa Mites
Parts of a Flower
The Stigma and the Anther
Government Action
In 2007 USDA implements Colony Collapse Action
Plan
Survey/collect data to determine the
extent of CCD
hypothesis driven research
mitigative and preventative measures
CCD Committee Conference was held to discuss
honey bee health (Colony Collapse Disorder)
US Honey Production
Honey Production has
increased even though
colonies are
decreasing at an
alarming rate (Dumas)
In Conclusion
Bees are obviously really important to the state of
our agriculture and crops.
Plants we dont eat would also suffer because
they need to be pollinated in order to survive.
Overwhelmingly, bees contribute not only to our
agriculture, but to our economy and environment.
Without bees, we are very much in danger of
becoming a society that can not produce natural
and wholesome foods.
Bees directly correlate to the health of our
environment.
Works Cited
"Colony Collapse Disorder Action Plan." Ars.usda.gov. United States Department of Agriculture, n.d. Web. 4 Apr. 2015.
"Colony Collapse Disorder: European Bans on Neonicotinoid Pesticides." Epa.gov. Environmental Protection Agency, n.d. Web. 4 Apr. 2015.
Dumas, Carol R. "U.S. Honey Production up in 2014, but Colony Losses Continue." Capitalpress.com. Capital Press, 25 Mar. 2015. Web. 4 Apr. 2015.
Entine, Jon. "Science Collapse Disorder -- The Real Story Behind Neonics And Mass Bee Deaths." Forbes.com. Forbes, 11 Apr. 2013. Web. 4. Apr. 2015.
Farooqui, Tahira. "A Potential Link among Biogenic Amines-based Pesticides, Learning and Memory, and Colony Collapse Disorder: A Unique Hypothesis."
ScienceDirect. Elsevier, 8 Oct. 2012. Web. 4 Apr. 2015.
Laycock, Ian, Katie C. Cotterell, Thomas A. O'Shea-Wheller, and James E. Cresswell. "Effects of the Neonicotinoid Pesticide Thiamethoxam at Field-realistic Levels
on Microcolonies of Bombus Terrestris Worker Bumble Bees." ScienceDirect. Elsevier, 13 Nov. 2013. Web. 4 Apr. 2015.
"Pesticides and Bees." Ec.europa.eu. European Commission, n.d. Web. 4 Apr. 2014.
Works Cited
Bessin, Ric. "VARROA MITES INFESTING HONEY BEE COLONIES." Varroa Mites in Honey Bee Colonies. University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, 10
Oct. 2014. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.
Ellis, James. "Varroa Mite - Varroa Destructor Anderson and Trueman."Varroa Mite - Varroa Destructor Anderson and Trueman. University of Florida, 22 Sept.
2012. Web. 12 Apr. 2015.
Hermesh, Carol. Honey Bee. Digital image. Spirit-animals.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2015.
"Iowa Honey Producers Association Photo Gallery." Abuzzaboutbees. Iowa Honey Producers Association, 21 Apr. 2009. Web. 12 Apr. 2015.
Lattner, Vivian. "PARTS OF A FLOWER." Plant Anatomy. Plant Kingdom Information, 7 Feb. 2013. Web. 13 Apr. 2015.
Potts, Simon, Jacobus Biesmeijer, Claire Kremem, Peter Neumann, Oliver Schweiger, and William Kunin. "Global Pollinator Declines: Trends, Impacts and
Drivers.Trends in Ecology and Evolution 25.6 (2010): 345-53. Print.
Takeda, K. "Classical Conditioned Response in the Honey Bee." Elsevier 6.3 (2003): 168-79. Print.
Winfree, Rachael, and Neal Williams. "Native Bees Provide Insurance against Ongoing Honey Bee Losses." Ecology Letters 10.11 (2007): 1105-113. Print.
Works Cited
Bee Kills and the US Agricultural Economy. Digital image. Beyondpesticides.org. Pesticide Action Network North America, n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2015.
Dumas, Carol. US Honey Production. Digital image. Capitalpress.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2015.
EFB Infected Colonies. Digital image. Beeinformed.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2015.
Neonicotinoids. Digital image. Sciencedirect.com. ScienceDirect, n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2015.
Total Winter Loss. Digital image. Beeinformed.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2015.
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