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Bee deaths a major concern: Environmentalists

Bee deaths a major concern: Environmentalists

| | 10 Sep 2016, 11:54 am
Toronto, Sep 10 (IBNS): According to a recent report published by the Daily News, more than a million bees died in South Carolina, Americas due to the aerial spraying of pesticides to eradicate Zika virus.

Environmentalists fear that a decrease in bee population can be a serious threat to ecology.

It has been reported that more than one-third of the world’s crop production was dependent on bee pollination alone.

Naled, a neurotoxin was sprayed aerially to kill the adult mosquitoes that were spreading Zika virus.

Flowertown Bee Farm and Supplies lost over 2.5 million bees, and 46 hives and a single blow like that is a serious threat to the bee farming community.

Experts reported that the side effects of using Naled to kill mosquitos with the hope of preventing Zika was currently outweighing the benefits.

In total, bees contribute more than $15 billion to U.S. crop production, hardly small potatoes, reported Canadian Geographic (CG).

CG also said, “If we don’t have insects, then we actually don’t have birds. It’s as simple as that.”

Urban beekeepers raise bees for honey production and various hive products such as wax and pollen.

The Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists estimated that from 45 different crop yields, the annual economic impact of bees was $650 million. 

Canadian researchers are emphasising the use of green or environment friendly products to prevent the growth and spread of mosquitoes.

A recent innovation of a safe mosquito trap called Green Strike, developed by researchers from the University of Waterloo is making its mark as a green weapon against the pests, according to reports.

(Reporting by Asha Bajaj)


 

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