Gabriela Sumano
Mr.Bursch
Honors Biology
April 15, 2013
I
think it will take for plants to start decreasing in number and dieing
out for us to realize the necessity it is to have bees around. Without
pollination, depending on the plants, plants will not be able to
reproduce thus decreasing the number of the plants of such species which
will eventually wipe them out into extinction. Some of the vital plants
would be “apples,
pears, plums, almonds, watermelons, pumpkins, cucumbers, blueberries”
and many more. Even though one-third of the food crops we have are
pollinated by insects, there are still some that will be able to keep on
going such as “corn, wheat, oats, and rice.” These plants can either
self-pollinate or have the wind blow their pollen.
If we do not take care of the bees and realize the severe damage that
could happen, the world would soon be in chaos. Farmers will start
losing many crops, thus the prices will go up dramatically causing an
inflation. The economy will surely go down by a lot. Not only here in
the U.S, but all around the world. Food would start becoming scarce,
violence will rise, more and more people will fall into poverty. It may
seem a bit dramatic now, but it will eventually lead in into this case scenario as time progresses.
Some
things we can do from preventing all this is simply not killing the
bees. We can create a new type of pesticide which targets only the bad
things like fungi and bacteria while not harming the bees and birds. We
can also lower the amount used or the intensity. Another thing would be
more beekeepers. Even more simple would be not to kill the bees around
oneself. Letting them fly away rather than stomping on it is a small
thing to do, but it is of big help.
Works Cited
Underhill, Richard. "The Peace Bee Farmer." : Food Crops Need Honey Bees. The Peace Bee
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