| There has been a lot of talk lately as to what is | | | | effectively demonstrate that wasps remain cooler |
| happening to the bee population of the earth. For some | | | | than their immediate surroundings. Some wasps |
| strange and unusual reason the bees appear to be | | | | maintain an internal body temperature that is |
| dying off. At this time the scientific community is simply | | | | significantly cooler than the surrounding ambient |
| at a lose as to an explanation for this occurrence. Well | | | | temperatures. |
| being the inquisitive person that I am I have a few of | | | | Another explanation which has been proposed for the |
| my own theories to toss to my readers. | | | | disappearance of our bee population has been placed |
| I had read something in the news which stated that | | | | upon the genetically modified corn or even another |
| some of our top scientists are offering the idea that a | | | | which blamed minor changes in the earth's magnetic |
| strange virus as well as multiple infections has been | | | | field. This can hold a little credibility since bees do in |
| affecting the bees. Perhaps this could very well be so | | | | fact use the earth's magnetic field to maneuver. In |
| however I myself have a different idea. I heard where | | | | conjunction with that theory on the magnetic fields we |
| an individual had seen a handful of dead bees lying on | | | | could say that the bees possibly get disorientated and |
| the pavement. In the same vicinity there were several | | | | accidentally wander into wasp country where they are |
| wasps that were near them. It appears that the | | | | not wanted. The wasps feeling aggressive attack and |
| wasps were attempting to carry off the bees to their | | | | kill the bees as they were building their nests in |
| nest. This in itself is not unusual for it is common | | | | unwelcome territory. Since the bees use a polarized |
| knowledge that bees and wasps are eternal enemies. | | | | UV in their navigation there is a good possibility that |
| However after hearing of the event I decided to do | | | | with global warming or overuse of aerosol sprays that |
| some of my own investigations. | | | | the solar UV or the ozone has been modified slightly. |
| Research seems to indicate that wasps and hornets | | | | Perhaps there is a very dangerous mite that is |
| are more active when exposed to high doses of Ultra | | | | shortening the life of our honeybees. |
| Violet light. The reasoning behind this is that they simply | | | | Let's face it there is always a chance that science |
| stay cooler. Therefore, it seems that as we are | | | | could be wrong as small as that chance may be. The |
| generating increased levels of UV light here on earth | | | | question of concern here is should we continue doing |
| the wasps and hornet population is becoming more | | | | what we are currently doing until the human race |
| aggressive. Studies that were conducted in Israel | | | | experiences total extinction or do we modify our |
| seem to support this theory as well. A scientist by the | | | | behavior in the near future. |
| name of David Bergman used infrared imaging to | | | | |