Nr. 50 July 2009 Climbing beans‚ double yields A lot of beans on a small place: This is the benefit of climbing beans. And they are easy to harvest! The Organic Farmer A large section of the Kenyan population is unable to afford high protein food with adequate proteins‚ such as meat and eggs. This is where beans play a very important part; they are a cheap source of proteins. Unfortunately‚ the production of beans in most parts of the country is declining. The problem is the lack of good seeds
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We can’t survive without bees Introduction Honeybees‚ which are responsible for pollinating most of the foods we eat‚ like honey‚ oil and fruits. However‚ large amounts of honeybees are disappearing in recent years. According to survey‚ scientists found different viruses in dead bees‚ the guts of bees appeared pathological changes as well. This phenomenon indicates that their immune system once tried to form strong immunity‚ but they failed. From the perspective of spiritual ecology‚ five
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corbicula: a shiny concave surface that is bare‚ but surrounded by a fringe of hairs used to transport pollen (in similar bees‚ the hind leg is completely hairy‚ and pollen grains are wedged into the hairs for transport). Like their relatives the honey bees‚ bumblebees feed on nectar and gather pollen to feed their young.The blood or hemolymph‚ as in other arthropods‚ is carried in an open circulatory system.[3] The body organs‚ "heart" (dorsal aorta)‚ muscles‚ etc. are surrounded in a reservoir
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distinct. They are not like Honey Bees; they do not look like wasps or hornets. They almost resemble more of a beetle in a way. A beetle has a hard shell on their back and most beetles we think of are black. Same as for Leaf Cutter bees‚ have a hard black shell that surrounds their entire body like a bullet proof vest. Just like a beetle‚ a Leaf Cutter Bee they can turn their head a complete one hundred and eighty degree for defence against predators. Unlike a Wasp‚ Honey bee‚ and hornet a Leaf Cutter
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Something is killing our honeybees. They have been in decline for the past ten years. Honey is becoming more expensive‚ and agriculture is suffering because of the shrinking numbers. Our crop resources are at risk of losing one third their normal reaping. There has got to be something we can do to prevent this loss. What is killing our honeybees? Neonicotinoids are the leading cause of hive colony collapse disorder. When a hive becomes infected by this common insecticide‚ used to kill pests like
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Bernardo Nino‚ a research technician at a research laboratory in the University of California is taking a very close look at a beehive. He notices something extremely strange about one of the bees. It has a tiny red spot on its body about the size of a pinhead and the bees wings are crumpled like a piece of paper. It turns out that the tiny red spot is a varroa mite and it sucks out the honeybees blood. The bees that are weakened by the varroa mites are more likely to get other diseases and could
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Advanced Composition 9 May 2013 Bees Disappear With Food Supply Abstract The number of bees worldwide has greatly decreased over the past seven decades. If this decrease continues‚ humans will experience a shortage in food due to fewer bees available to pollinate crops. To regrow and preserve the bee population in Iowa‚ agricultural changes must be made. The author of this proposition investigated various sources specifying elements of the conflict and formulating possible solutions. The resolution
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Artist: Radiohead lyrics Album: Pablo Honey Year: 1993 Title: Creep MENTION BELONGING IN EACH RESPONSE * How does the use of simile contribute to the persona’s expression of alienation? (2 marks) The simile "just like an angel‚ you’re skin makes me cry" compares the object of the persona’s desire to an angel‚ an ethereal being‚ in order to convey how unreachable and unapproachable she seems to him‚ thus contributing to his expression of alienation. * What is the effect of the
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"High annual losses of honey bees‚ as well as range reductions and local extinctions of wild and native pollinator species‚ are concerning because bees are important plant pollinators" (Brutscher‚ McMenamin‚ and Flenniken 1). Thousands of people don’t understand the importance of bees. The bee species are in serious trouble. There are new diagnostics on the importance of the bees‚ so we must come up with ways to save them and also have information as to why they are dying. “Pollinators are vital
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Bees Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants‚ and are known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. There are nearly 20‚000 known species of bees in nine recognized families though many are undescribed and the actual number is probably higher. They are found on every continent except Antarctica‚ in every habitat on the planet that contains insect-pollinated flowering plants. Bees have a long proboscis (a complex "tongue") that enables them to obtain
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