The Effects of Environmental Problems on Honey Bees in view of Sustainable Life

Year 2019, Volume: 19 Issue: 2, 23 - 32, 27.12.2019

Ekin Varol Banu Yücel

Abstract

Sosyal ve ekonomik kalkınmaya paralel olarak yaşanan çevre sorunları nedeniyle doğanın dengesi ve sürekliliği her geçen gün bozulmaktadır. Bugün, bu artış doğanın binlerce yıllık birikiminin bir sonucu olarak ortaya çıkan muhteşem yaşam döngüsünü tehdit etmektedir. Doğal kaynakların aşırı ve bilinçsiz tüketimi ve artan dünya nüfusunun bir sonucu olarak doğanın dengesi bozulmaktadır. Bal arılarının ekosistemdeki önemi tartışılmazdır. Bal arıları bitkilerin tozlaşmasına yardımcı olur, verimi arttırır ve tarımsal ekosisteme önemli katkılarda bulunurlar. Ancak, pestisitler, tarımda kullanılan kimyasallar, bal arısı zararlıları ve hastalıklarla mücadelede kullanılan kimyasallar, çevre kirliliği, bal arıları arasındaki rekabet ilişkileri, radyasyon, iklim değişikliği, küresel ısınma ve koloni çökme sendromu (CCD) bal arılarının yaşamını tehdit etmektedir. Bu nedenle, çevre sorunlarını ve bunların bal arıları üzerindeki etkilerini daha iyi anlamak ve konuyla ilgili önlemleri hızlı bir şekilde belirlemek gerekmektedir.

Keywords

Honey bee, environmental problems

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