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    Neale BrowningConnor Grossman

    UF 300-4002 Transitional Foundations2015

    WE NEED BEES!

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    • Ancient! As far back as tCretaceous period(Danforth

    • Coevolved along sideangiosperms(Flowering (Danforth,Bryan)

    • Important to both ancienmodern man.

    A Little History

    Bee

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    Did you know

    (Danforth,Bryan)(ELBERT R. JAYCOX Ch. 8)

    apple Cherry Peaches  Apricot

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    • Bees are declining!(AgriResearch Service)

    • Population(5~ million coin 1940-2.5~ colonies mitoday!) (Agricultural Re

    Service)

    Big Problem

    Colony + Collapse

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    What Is he ause What an We Do

    • No one yet knows the wholecause of CCD!

    • But it might beVarroa Mite

    Varroa Mite

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    A Possible Solution

    (Paul Beckman) & (Agricultural Research Service)

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    • Bees are ancient and coevolved along side angiosperms

    • Specifically honey bees work hard to improve crop productioare important for many of the fruits we enjoy now and days

    • Honey bees are suffering great strain and experiencing CCD

    • We do not have any clue what is causing it

    • We do not have any idea how to fix it or what exactly cause it

    • One solution and the best sounding one is the right pollinatothe right angiosperm at the right time

    In on"lusion

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    • Beckman, Paul. "Blue Orchard Bees." Personal interview. 2 Ju

    • JAYCOX, ELBERT R. "POLLINATION BY HONEY BEES."ChUniversity of Illinois, Apr. 1985. Web. 05 July 2015.

    • Michener, Charles D. "The History of Early Bee DiversificatioBased on Five Genes plus Morphology." The HistorEarly Bee Diversification Based on Five Genes plus Morpholog

    National Academy of Sciences, 16 May 2006. Web. 03 Ju2015.

    • USDA "Related Topics." ARS : Honey Bee Health and Colony CoDisorder. USDA, 13 May 2015. Web. 02 July 2015.

    Work ited

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    • Images

    • "Yahoo Image Search Results Page." Apple. Yahoo Images, n.d. Web. 05 July 2015..

    • "Cherri."Cherri. Yahoo Image Search, n.d. Web. 03 July 2015.

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    • Images

    • "Yahoo Image Search Results Page."Peaches. Yahoo Image Search, n.d. Web. 03 July 2015.

    • "Yahoo Image Search Results Page." Apricot. Yahoo Image Search, n.d. Web. 03 July 2015.

    Work "ited

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    • Images

    •"Varroa Mite." ARS : Honey Bee Health and Colony Collapse Disorder. USDA, 16 May 2015. Web. 05 July .

    • "Yahoo Image Search Results Page."Colony+collapse. Yahoo Image Search, n.d. Web. 05 July 2015.

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    • Video

    • "Beekeeping- Varroa Mite on Drone Pupae."YouTube. PlaBeekeeping in Plano, TX, 18 Apr. 2015. Web. 01 Ju2015.