Landaverde Rafael, Rodriguez Mary T, Parrella Jean A
Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Department of Agricultural Communication, Education and Leadership, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Insects. 2023 May 25;14(6):493. doi: 10.3390/insects14060493.
Because climate change has severely impacted global bee populations by depleting their habitats and food sources, beekeepers must implement management practices to adapt to changing climates. However, beekeepers in El Salvador lack information about necessary climate change adaptation strategies. This study explored Salvadoran beekeepers' experiences adapting to climate change. The researchers used a phenomenological case study approach and conducted semi-structured interviews with nine Salvadoran beekeepers who were members of The Cooperative Association for Marketing, Production, Savings, and Credit of Beekeepers of Chalatenango (ACCOPIDECHA). The beekeepers perceived water and food scarcity, as well as extreme weather events (e.g., increasing temperature, rain, winds), as the leading climate change-induced challenges to their production. Such challenges have augmented their honey bees' physiological need for water, limited their movement patterns, decreased apiary safety, and increased the incidence of pests and diseases, all of which have led to honey bee mortality. The beekeepers shared adaptation strategies, including box modification, apiary relocation, and food supplementation. Although most beekeepers accessed climate change information using the internet, they struggled to understand and apply pertinent information unless they received it from trusted ACCOPIDECHA personnel. Salvadoran beekeepers require information and demonstrations to improve their climate change adaptation strategies and implement new ones to address the challenges they experience.
由于气候变化通过破坏蜜蜂的栖息地和食物来源严重影响了全球蜜蜂数量,养蜂人必须实施管理措施以适应不断变化的气候。然而,萨尔瓦多的养蜂人缺乏有关必要的气候变化适应策略的信息。本研究探讨了萨尔瓦多养蜂人适应气候变化的经历。研究人员采用现象学案例研究方法,对九名萨尔瓦多养蜂人进行了半结构化访谈,这些养蜂人是查拉特南戈养蜂人营销、生产、储蓄和信贷合作协会(ACCOPIDECHA)的成员。养蜂人认为水和食物短缺以及极端天气事件(如气温升高、降雨、大风)是气候变化给他们的生产带来的主要挑战。这些挑战增加了蜜蜂对水的生理需求,限制了它们的活动模式,降低了蜂房的安全性,并增加了病虫害的发生率,所有这些都导致了蜜蜂死亡。养蜂人分享了适应策略,包括蜂箱改造、蜂场搬迁和食物补充。尽管大多数养蜂人通过互联网获取气候变化信息,但除非从值得信赖的ACCOPIDECHA人员那里获得相关信息,否则他们很难理解和应用这些信息也就不足为奇了。萨尔瓦多养蜂人需要信息和示范,以改进他们的气候变化适应策略并实施新的策略来应对他们所面临的挑战。