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Honey Bees as Environmental Biomonitors and Effects of Climate Change on Their Population

Honey Bees as Environmental Biomonitors and Effects of Climate Change on Their Population

Debraj Biswal
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 32
ISBN13: 9781668448243|ISBN10: 1668448246|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668448250|EISBN13: 9781668448267
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4824-3.ch008
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Biswal, Debraj. "Honey Bees as Environmental Biomonitors and Effects of Climate Change on Their Population." Climate Change and the Economic Importance and Damages of Insects, edited by Ahmed Karmaoui, IGI Global, 2023, pp. 174-205. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4824-3.ch008

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Biswal, D. (2023). Honey Bees as Environmental Biomonitors and Effects of Climate Change on Their Population. In A. Karmaoui (Ed.), Climate Change and the Economic Importance and Damages of Insects (pp. 174-205). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4824-3.ch008

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Biswal, Debraj. "Honey Bees as Environmental Biomonitors and Effects of Climate Change on Their Population." In Climate Change and the Economic Importance and Damages of Insects, edited by Ahmed Karmaoui, 174-205. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4824-3.ch008

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Abstract

Honey bees (Apis sp.) have gained research attention lately because of their role in pollination, food production, and biodiversity conservation. Additionally, they can serve as excellent environmental biomonitors because they can concentrate pollutants in their products like honey and beeswax. Interestingly, honey bee colonies are resilient to stressors while the individuals are sensitive to them. Consequently, the negative impacts of stressors on their population tends to go unnoticed. However, research shows their population is declining rapidly. Pollution, intensification of agriculture, habitat loss, fragmented landscapes, reduction of floral heterogeneity, and climate change have been reasoned as the major factors for this observation. Their ectothermic nature makes them sensitive to climatic conditions which may have long-term effects on the environment. However, this field has been poorly investigated. Further research endeavours can provide sufficient information to plan conservation strategies for honey bee populations and ensure future food security.

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