蜜蜂排泄物污染事件之觀察確認及原因探討

Mysterious airborne pollutants in central Taiwan determined to be feces dropped from bees

李貽華(Lee, Y. H.) ； 徐慈鴻(Shyu, T. H.) ； 蔣慕琰(Chiang, M. Y.)

《植物保護學會會刊》 45卷4期 (2003/12) Pp. 365-371

https://doi.org/10.6715/PPB.200312_45(4).0011

摘要

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關鍵字

污染 ； 蜜蜂排泄物 ； 花粉 ； 黃雨

並列摘要

For the past several years, we have been involved in investigating a puzzle of mysterious airborne pollutants in central Taiwan. These incidences periodically occurred in the cool season from December through April. Around polluted sites, small airborne droplets were found on cars, clothes, buildings, and plants that were exposed to the open air. Residents in the neighborhood areas were disturbed, and speculations that these airborne substances were harmful pollutants from airplanes or industrial emissions raised serious concerns. We conducted field surveys and follow-up investigations by comparing samples as well as interviewing related personnel. At the polluted sites, droplets appeared to be yellow or light brown, but differed in size, shape, and density. These droplets were not soluble in a non-polar solvent, but dispersed readily in water, producing suspended particles. Upon microscopic examination, we found that most particles were composed of pollen grains with various morphologic features. Pollen of inspected samples were mainly from Acacia confusa Merr, Bidens pilosa L. var. radiata (Bl.) Sherff, Brassica campestris L., Euphoria longana Lamarck, Litchi chinensis Sonn., Macaranga tanarius (L.) Muell.-Arg., and Mangifera indica L. which flower during this season. We expanded our investigation at several sites where migratory bee farmers regularly place their hives. Airborne droplets similar in shape and components to those of polluted sites also appeared around beehives but in higher densities. This confirmed our suspicion that the airborne droplets were feces dropped from flying bees.

並列關鍵字

pollution ； bee feces ； pollen ； yellow rain