(Bees maybe extinct if not protected)
Every single day, honeybees travel several kilometers to search
for nectar and pollen. After finding the
flowers, the honeybees have again to find their way back to their hives. Their journeys back are not quite. They joyfully
perform a waggle dance to tell other bees where the flowers can be found.
According to a new study, long-term exposure to some
pesticides can affect the bee’s ability to search for pollen. The Journal of Experimental
Biology reveals that any impairment strongly jeopardizes the survival of bees. Scientific
statistics show that millions of bees round the world have succumbed to harmful
pesticides since 2006. Geraldine Wright a scientist from Newcastle University
in England observed that pesticides were likely to be involved in the Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). The pesticides were also responsible for the loss of
other types of pollinators.
Wright noted that bees depended on scent memory to find
flowers with nectar and that their ability to learn, remember and communicate
with each other has made them master foragers. The bees’ pollination of plants is responsible
for the availability of the food we eat and also impacts on wildlife food
supplies. Previous studies revealed that some pesticides may affect a bee’s
learning and memory. The pesticides also
affect the bee’s ability to communicate with other members of the colony.
Unless rampant destruction of natural habitat, agricultural
lands and pollinator habitats is stopped, we may get bees extinct. It is time
for action considering the fact that bee farming is an important economic
activity for Kenya among other nations in the world.
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