Date: Oct. 7, 2011

Professor Guy Poppy, a neuroscientist and his team in New Hampshire, and his team believe that minuscule particles are released from diesel engines are causing honey bees to die.  Professor Guy poppy and his team also think that nanoparticles are one of the stress factors killing the honey bees. Honey bees are estimated to make the world 430 million a year to UK alone, so if they die there would be a major strain in the economy. By the winter of 2007 there was a loss of tens of thousands of beehives and it’s increased ever since 2007. The population of bee hives has have dropped 35% in 2007, 2008, 2009. They think that the diesel fumes may be taking the smell of the flowers away, making it harder for the honey bees to fine their food. Professor Guy Poppy thinks that the diesel fumes may be taking the smell of the flowers away and making it harder for the honey bees to find their food. They also think the fumes given off are making it harder for the worker bees to find their way back home. It has also been proven that the nanoparticles in the fumes are very harmful to the brains of animals.

I found that the fumes are hiding the smell of the flowers, and making it harder for the bees to find their way home. I also found it interesting that the bees are making 430 million dollars for the economy in the UK. And that the population of bees had dropped 35%. The article was very interesting.