Question 1. The Article
“Clarity on Honey Bee Collapse?” is an article which tackles about the possible explanation on why honey bee colonies are rapidly decreasing.
Question 2. Type of Source
The source is a scholarly article in traditional print source. It is supported by scientific evidences and the article is under the provisions of a scientific journal. Moreover, it is featured in a science book; therefore, the source is highly credible (Purdue Online Writing Lab).
Question 3. Varroa destructor
a. Varroa destructor is a mite of the class Arachnida. Further classification states that it belongs to the subclass Acari (Bug Guide).
b. The source for the answer in (a) can be found at http://bugguide.net/node/view/91197/tree/all. It was accessed on March 20, 2016.
c. In the latter part of the article, it was found out that the so-called Kashmir bee virus was responsible for the phenomenon. Even in the absence of mites in a colony, the Kashmir bee virus is reportedly active and can be transmitted to other bees. A previous colony of bee was found to be infected with the same virus at the time when other species of bee colonized the same spot (Ratnieks & Carreck 153).
Question 4. The Textbook
a. Science is a collection of articles which are supported by scientific evidence. Also, it is a printed material and may therefore be considered as a traditional print source (Purdue Owl Writing Lab).
b. There are major differences that can be easily distinguished between the paper and the article in these pages. The availability referred in both articles is entirely different, albeit that the honey bee (Ratnieks & Carreck 152-153) and the iron (Shi et al. 676-679) are important components in their respective articles. Honey bees are important in cross pollination processes (Ratnieks & Carreck 152) while iron is important in determining the required nutrient of a certain area in the ocean (Shi et al. 676).
Question 5. Nosema ceranae
Paraphrased version: It was found out that N. cerenae is more active in tropical climate and produces spore at higher amounts, and is rendered immune to fumagillin. (Huan, Solter, Aronstein, & Huang 112).
Inclusion of the paraphrased version in the text: “The acidification caused by the dissolution of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) in the ocean changes the chemistry and hence the bioavailability of iron (Fe), a limiting nutrient in large oceanic regions” (Shi et al. 676). It was found out that N. cerenae is more active in tropical climate and produces spore at higher amounts, and is rendered immune to fumagillin (Huan, Solter, Aronstein, & Huang 112). “The ongoing acidification of seawater is likely to increase the Fe stress of phytoplankton populations in some areas of the ocean” (Shi et al. 676).
Works Cited
Ratnieks, F., and N. Carreck. "Clarity on Honey Bee Collapse?" Science 327 (2010): 152- 53. Print.
Shi, D., Y. Xu, B. Hopkinson, and F. Morel. "Effect of Ocean Acidification on Iron Availability to Marine Phytoplankton." Science 327 (2010): 676-79. Print.
"Subclass Acari - Mites and Ticks." Bug Guide. Web. 21 Mar. 2016.
"Types of Sources." Purdue OWL Writing Lab. Web. 21 Mar. 2016.
