User talk:Abigail.langevin.uconn
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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:38, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
Initial Evaluation of Article: Honey bee
History: -There were several adjustments made about whether or not “honey bee” (or honeybee) is one word or two words. There is new information being added about Colony Collapse Disorder pretty frequently. No new information regarding the effects of pesticides on honey bee populations.
Talk Page: -There were a lot of comments about how the honey bee page should be broken up into several different pages; some editors want to add a ‘beekeeper’, ‘apiarist’, and ‘beekeeping’ page. Overall, very polite and attempts to get the most relevant information out to the general public.
Evaluation: -Overall, the article is very objective and demonstrates getting information across efficiently. There is very little information about the effects of pesticides on honey bee populations or anything about the physiology behind their wings or other anatomical structures, digestion and gut microbiota…
Changes: -I would add information about how honeybees are vital to crop pollination and the production of worldwide agricultural products. I would maybe put the sexes and castes section near the genetics section since they are closely related and both reference the haplodiploid mechanism of reproduction. I would maybe add a section about honey bee conservation efforts and how to positively effect their declining populations.Abigail.langevin.uconn (talk) 15:28, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
Abby- your ideas for the addition of conservation efforts is really interesting, and I agree that there should be a section on it since it is becoming a large issue. I agree that the comments are very polite. I didn't notice the debate over "honey bee" vs. "honeybee" but then again I was only focused on how often it was edited. Mirandasquillace (talk) 15:48, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
Abby, thanks for a complete evaluation of the honey bee article. I have assigned this article to you and Randy. I'm not yet clear on how you two will provide separate contributions to this article and would like you to discuss this and figure out a specific plan. Rico.schultz (talk) 18:07, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
thanks for your change to the endotherm article. References in this article are formatted oddly!Rico.schultz (talk) 02:01, 4 April 2016 (UTC)