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Safeguarding Bees: Addressing Declining Population and Ecosystem Impact

Explore the urgent need to protect bees as vital pollinators amidst shrinking populations caused by pests, parasites, and pesticides. Learn how interconnected species impact ecosystems and food webs. Dive into the scientific research and environmental concerns affecting bee populations annually, prompting a plea for action to address the pollinator crisis.

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Safeguarding Bees: Addressing Declining Population and Ecosystem Impact

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  1. Declining Bee Populations

  2. A Plea for Bees • TedTalk: http://www.ted.com/talks/dennis_vanengelsdorp_a_plea_for_bees.html • Think: • Keep in mind our recent discussions of how pesticides affect unintended species • How all species in a food web are interconnected • “How else might this affect an ecosystem?”

  3. Bee Population Decrease by Year

  4. Other Causes? Pests, Parasites & Pathogens

  5. Pollinator crisis shrinking vegetable production: scientists

  6. Other Bee articles of interest: • http://greenplanetethics.com/wordpress/neonicotinoid-pesticides-bee-populations-colony-collapse-disorder-linked-in-two-new-studies/ • http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2010/10/pollinator-crisis-shrinking-vegetable.html • http://www.entomology.umn.edu/cues/pollinators/pdf-pesticides/2012Tapparoseedtreatedcorn.pdf • http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/29/science/earth/soaring-bee-deaths-in-2012-sound-alarm-on-malady.html?_r=0 • http://agsci.psu.edu/news/radio/2007/dramatic-honey-bee-die-off-worries-beekeepers-and-crop-producers • http://www.beekeeping.com/articles/us/ccd.pdf

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