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/

3. http://www.newint.org/features/2009/09/01/facts-about-bees/

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

5. GRAPH 1
http://rs.resalliance.org/2007/02/28/a-surprising-decline-of-ecosystem-services-in-us/

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
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GRAPH 2
http://www.financialtimes.cc/bees/gen/index2?yes_advertising=4-6849-7264-10000003864875575-112363
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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
, and Richard Callahan. "In situ replication of honey bee colony collapse disorder ." Bulletin of
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
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Is it bad for
bees?
http://www.graspingforobjectivity.com/2010/02/country-fried-birthday.html

12. Insect Diseases
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https://agdev.anr.udel.edu/maarec/honey-bee-biology/honey-bee-parasites-pests-predators-and-diseases/honey-bee-parasites/?pid=32

13. Electro Magnetic Fields
Dangerous to Bees?
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
electromagneticfields.html
http://habwwe.wordpress.com/2011/05/

14. A combination of these factors
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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

17. Thank you

18. WORKS CITED
SLIDE 1
http://lightmsgs.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/mass-extinction-of-honey-
bees-will-cause-one-third-of-food-supply-to-disappear/
SLIDE 2
http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2011/01/03/wildlife-where-have-all-the-bumble-bees
http://koshersamurai.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/bumblebees-back-from-
the-brink-of-extinction/
SLIDE 3
http://www.newint.org/features/2009/09/01/facts-about-bees/

19. SLIDE 4
•http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/about/intheworks/honeybee.htm
•http://www.freshfromflorida.com/press/2011/06172011.html
•http://andyburkhardt.com/2010/11/29/7-ways-to-cross-pollinate-yourself-and-your-staff/
SLIDE 5
http://rs.resalliance.org/2007/02/28/a-surprising-decline-of-ecosystem-services-in-us/
http://agsci.psu.edu/news/radio/2004/bees-and-beekeepers-are-about-much-more-than-honey
http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/ahb/inf10.html
SLIDE 6
http://www.nrdc.org/wildlife/animals/files/bees.pdf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIUo3STj6tw&feature=relmfu (PBS Documentary)
SLIDE 7
http://www.financialtimes.cc/bees/gen/index2?yes_advertising=4-6849-7264-10000003864875575
3135-1333574925-1336166925
http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/ciencia/ciencia_bees01.htm
SLIDE 8
http://carclassblog.wordpress.com/author/paulk89/
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33938.pdf

20. SLIDE 10
http://www.presstv.com/detail/165340.html
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in720
Lu, Chengsheng, Kenneth Warchol, and Richard Callahan. "In situ replication of
honey bee colony collapse disorder ." Bulletin of Insectology . 65.1 (2012): n.
page. Print.
http://environment.about.com/od/biodiversityconservation/a/honeybees.htm
SLIDE 11
http://www.graspingforobjectivity.com/2010/02/country-fried-birthday.html
Engelsdrop, Dennis, Jerry Hayes, Robyn Underwood, et al. "A survey of managed honey bee c
SLIDE 12
https://agdev.anr.udel
.edu/maarec/honey-bee-biology/honey-bee-parasites-pests-predators-and-diseases/honey-
pid=32
Higes, Mariano, Martin Hernandez, and Cristina Botias. "6 How natural infection
by Nosema ceranae causes honeybee colony collapse ."Environmental
Microbiology. 10.10 (2008): 2659-2669. Print.
SLIDE 13
http://habwwe.wordpress.com/2011/05/
Shawcross, Harriet, and Geoffrey Lean. "Are mobile phones wiping out our bees?"
Independent. (2007)

21. SLIDE !4
http://cenvironment.blogspot.com/2011/03/epa-seeks-extension-of-permit.html
http://beespotter.mste.illinois.edu/topics/ccd/
http://www.lakescientist.com/learn-about-lakes/water-quality/pollution.html
http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/cw/2008/11/25/testing-on-beekeepers/
SLIDE 15
http://blog.foodnetwork.com/healthyeats/2009/06/02/in-season-apricots/
http://www.diseaseproof.com/archives/recipes-healthy-apple-crisp-and-sweet-potato-pie.h
http://kanat.jsc.vsc.edu/student/lees/maincontent.htm
http://jacksnutbutters.com/?p=43
Higes, Mariano, Martin Hernandez, and Cristina Botias. "How natural
infection by Nosema ceranae causes honeybee colony
collapse ."Environmental Microbiology. 10.10 (2008): 2659-2669. Print.
SLIDE 16
http://www.fws.gov/pollinators/PollinatorPages/YourHelp.html#garden
http://www.thedailygreen
.com/environmental-news/blogs/bees/colony-collapse-disorder-55090702