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¶ … European Honey Bee (also known as the Apis mellifera) is a species of honeybee typically found in Europe, Western Asia, and Africa. The Apis mellifera is presently found around the world, as globalization played an important role in making it one of the most common bee species. The species is responsible for pollinating almost half of the plants used in the food industry and it is thus essential for society to get actively involved in providing the Apis mellifera with all the resources it needs in order to thrive. Unfortunately, in spite of the important role Apis Mellifera plays today in our society's development, this honeybee specie encountered a decrease in numbers. Diseases such as the colony collapse disorder have seriously affected the population of the Apis mellifera across the world.
Agriculture promotes the use of bees on account of how they pollinate a wide range of plants, making it possible for society to continue to have access to resources it has become accustomed to. The downside is that, as companies becoming increasingly obsessed with profits, most of those involved in agriculture fail to understand the negative impact that monoculture has on the bee populations. The fact that they no longer have a varied diet seriously...
In 2006, when beekeepers saw whole colonies disappearing over night with for no apparent reason. The once well-organized systems in many hives became chaotic as worker bees simply vanished, while other bees were affected by a series of diseases. "Their sting glands had blackened with rare fungal infestations, deformed wing virus, black queen cell virus, Israeli acute paralysis virus, all being delicately handed over by varroa mites which ate their way into the worker." (Flynn 2013) All of these symptoms and the numbers showing their wide spread manifestation provide an explicit image of the critical condition bee hives are in today and, as a consequence, enable professionals and nonprofessionals alike to understand the gravity of the situation.
In order to fight the Colony Collapse Disorder, specialists have to form a united front that would involve environmentalist attitudes and less interest in profits associated with the bee industry. The limited availability of information on the topic makes it especially difficult for the whole society to come up with an effective response to the problem. Even…
Works cited:
Cox-Foster, D. And vanEngelsdorp, D. "Saving the Honeybee." Scientific American 2009
Flynn, K. (2013). Colony Collapse Disorder. Wings Press
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