PPT-Bees, Pesticides and Us

Crisis Danger and Opportunity The bad news is dire Increasing threats to honey bees abound Winter losses summer losses weakened bees Invasive predators ie mites small hive beetle etc Loss of habitat contaminated habitat. A presentation for the . Private Applicator Recertification Program. , 2015-2017.. By Bill Skelton, Haywood County Cooperative Extension and Wayne Buhler, NC State Univ.. Photo Source: CrystalGraphics.com. P. ollinators . in the . Yard . and . Garden. A type of sweat bee, one of 4,000 spp. of native bees in the USA. David Smitley, September 30, 2014. Michigan State University. What are neonicotinoid insecticides? . Bee Informed Partnership. Beekeeper Surveys. DECLINE IN US HONEY BEE COLONIES SINCE WORLD WAR ii. 1945. 4.5 MILLION. COLONIES. 2015. 2.7 MILLION. COLONIES. “15% loss is the highest sustainable level for those whose living depends on beekeeping”. Human Health and the Environment. What is a Pesticide?. A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances intended for:. Preventing,. Destroying,. Repelling, or. Mitigating. PESTS!. What is a Pest?. Dr. Cora J. Young. Assistant Professor. Department of Chemistry. Memorial University. What are Pesticides?. Imadocloprid. DDT. Atrazine. Glyphosate . Trifluralin. Diverse chemical structures. Used to manage. Kelly Hammond. History. As early as 1000 BC mankind has attempted to control pests. The Greek poet Homer cited sulfur as an early insecticide.. The Chinese used arsenic as an insecticide by 900 AD.. By the mid-nineteenth century there began to be success using chemicals such as pyrethrum and Bordeaux mixture (copper sulfate, lime and water.). There are over 20,000 species of bees in the world. . They are found on every continent except Antarctica.. Most bees are communal – they live with many other bees in a colony.. They are all very important to our world! Let’s learn how!. 28 SHS. Augusta, ME 04333-0028. 207-287-7545. gary.fish@maine.gov. I am not here to defend or indict pesticides. I will try to outline the latest research findings. I am not a bee or CCD expert by any means. Gary Fish. Maine Board of Pesticides Control. gary.fish@maine.gov . 287-2731. May only use pesticides registered by Maine BPC. A . registered . dispensary or primary caregiver . may not use a pesticide on marijuana . By Bonnie Steinhauser. University of Nebraska Lincoln. ENTO 896- Erin Bauer-2017. Children’s Program. https://youtu.be/aQmDf8SMRSo. A Brush with a Bee Discussion. What happened in the film?. The bee was bothering the painter so he tries to get the bee to go away and the painting got ruined. Quick overview of IPM. Types of pesticides and active ingredients. Pesticide toxicity and impacts. Less toxic and organic pesticides. Reading pesticide labels. Topics covered in this presentation. What is Integrated Pest Management (IPM)?. By: Michelle Rivera, . eSmirna. . cantu. , Alexa Campos. What are pesticides?. Pesticides is a generic term that many chemicals fall under. . Brief functions of pesticides. . List of pesticides used. . Mud DauberMud dauber (sometimes called “dirt dauber,” “dirt digger,” “dirt dobber,” “dirt diver”, or “mud wasp”) is a name commonly applied to a numbe centER. . national hospital – . srI. . lanka. What is a Pesticide?. A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances used to kill , destroy , repel or prevent the growth and development of a living organism.(a pest)..