{"id":317445,"date":"2026-05-20T13:33:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/?p=317445"},"modified":"2026-05-20T13:33:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:33:43","slug":"wereldbyedag-bewusmaking-oor-bestuiwers-is-n-noodsaaklikheid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wereldbyedag-bewusmaking-oor-bestuiwers-is-n-noodsaaklikheid\/","title":{"rendered":"W\u00eareldbyedag: \u2018Bewusmaking oor bestuiwers is \u2019n noodsaaklikheid\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elke jaar word W\u00eareldbyedag op 20 Mei en W\u00eareldbiodiversiteitsdag op 22 Mei gevier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hier-volg-n-verkorte-skryfstuk-van-prof-abdullahi-yusuf-en-prof-christian-pirk-van-die-universiteit-van-pretoria-oor-die-belangrikheid-van-bye\">Hier volg \u2019n verkorte skryfstuk van prof. Abdullahi Yusuf en prof. Christian Pirk van die Universiteit van Pretoria oor die belangrikheid van bye:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">W\u00eareldbyedag plaas die fokus op \u2019n groep insekte wat \u2019n fundamentele rol speel om biodiversiteit en voedselsekerheid te verseker. Albei hierdie aspekte is veral belangrik vir Suider-Afrika, en spesifiek Suid-Afrika, \u2019n streek met uitsonderlike fauna- en blommediversiteit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daar bestaan sowat 25 000 byspesies w\u00eareldwyd wat die 240 000 spesies blomplante en meer as die helfte van die 3 000 gewassespesies bestuif. Suid-Afrika is \u2019n w\u00eareldsentrum van byediversiteit, en hierdie syfers verteenwoordig slegs \u2019n klein deel van die bestuiwers wat biodiversiteit in die land verseker en slegs in hierdie streek voorkom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Om bekommerd te wees oor die welstand van alle bestuiwers, insluitend bye, vlie\u00eb, kewers, knaagdiere, vo\u00ebls en reptiele, is nie net iets vir navorsers, akademici, stokperdjie-entoesiaste, omgewingsbewustes of leerders wat af en toe \u2019n skoolprojek doen nie. Dit raak ons almal direk deur die genot van blomtuine en bloeiseltyd vir bome, en indirek deur die koste en beskikbaarheid van gewasse en vrugte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die waarheid is eenvoudig en baie dringender: Sonder bestuiwers kan ons voedselsisteem misluk, en sal ons biodiversiteit verloor, insluitend talle spesies wat steeds onbekend aan die mensdom is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Prof-Abdullahi-Yusuf.jpg\" alt=\"Prof. Abdullahi Yusuf.\" class=\"wp-image-317448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Prof-Abdullahi-Yusuf.jpg 600w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Prof-Abdullahi-Yusuf-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Prof-Abdullahi-Yusuf-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Prof-Abdullahi-Yusuf-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Prof-Abdullahi-Yusuf-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prof. Abdullahi Yusuf. Foto: Verskaf.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bestuiwers vorm die grondslag van \u2019n beduidende deel van w\u00eareldlandbou. Vrugte, neute, groente en oliesaadgewasse is afhanklik van bestuiwing deur diere. Word bestuiwers uit die vergelyking verwyder en oeste daal nie net nie, maar in baie gevalle stort dit heeltemal ineen. Die verskeidenheid van ons dieet krimp, pryse styg en voedingsveiligheid word ondermyn. Dit is nie \u2019n abstrakte ekologiese argument nie; dit gaan oor wat op jou bord beland en wat nie meer daar sal wees nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Suid-Afrika en elders fokus debatte oor voedselsekerheid dikwels op grondhervorming, besproeiing en aspekte soos kunsmis. Hierdie sake is belangrik, maar dit ignoreer \u2019n biologiese arbeidsmag wat gratis en op groot skaal funksioneer. Bestuiwers stuur nie fakture uit nie, tog word hul bydrae in miljarde gemeet. Om hulle te ignoreer, is soos om landbou-infrastruktuur af te breek en steeds te hoop produksie sal stabiel bly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die bedreigings vir bestuiwers, veral bye, is goed gedokumenteer: habitatverlies, blootstelling aan plaagdoders, klimaatsveranderlikheid, patogene en swak grondgebruikbeplanning. Wat egter dikwels uitgelaat word, is hoe hierdie drukfaktore mekaar be\u00efnvloed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2019n Landskap sonder blomdiversiteit verswak bye se voeding en maak hulle meer vatbaar vir siektes. Plaagdoders maak nie altyd dood nie, maar kan navigasie en voedselsoekvermo\u00eb benadeel. Klimaatsverandering ontwrig blomtye en verbreek die skakel tussen bye en die hulpbronne waarop hulle staatmaak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Prof-Christian-Pirk.jpg\" alt=\"Prof. Christian Pirk.\" class=\"wp-image-317447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Prof-Christian-Pirk.jpg 600w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Prof-Christian-Pirk-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Prof-Christian-Pirk-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Prof-Christian-Pirk-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Prof-Christian-Pirk-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prof. Christian Pirk. Foto: Verskaf.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dit is presies waarom bewusmaking oor bestuiwers en biodiversiteit belangrik is, deur volgehoue en ingeligte betrokkenheid met die publiek, beleidmakers en toekomstige geslagte. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dit is waarom die Universiteit van Pretoria se Sosiale Insekte-navorsingsgroep, saam met die Ongewerwelde Biosistematiek- en Bewaringsgroep in die Departement Dierkunde en Entomologie, uitreikwerk aan leerders regoor Gauteng doen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hierdie Mei besoek lede van di\u00e9 twee groepe en ander ewegesinde kollegas uit die departement, vyf skole waar hulle leerders van kleuterskool tot ho\u00ebrskool toespreek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wanneer \u2019n leerder verstaan dat \u2019n bestuiwer soos \u2019n by, kewer of skoenlapper wat \u2019n blom besoek, deel vorm van \u2019n ketting wat uiteindelik lei tot vrugte op \u2019n supermarkrak, is dit nie blote feitekennis nie, dit lei na denke wat sisteme begin verstaan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bewusmaking oor bestuiwers en biodiversiteit oorbrug \u2019n kritieke gaping tussen navorsing en implementering. Wetenskaplikes kan bestuiwingstekorte kwantifiseer en gewasafhanklikhede modelleer, maar tensy daardie kennis doeltreffend gekommunikeer word, bly dit beperk tot akademiese joernale. Uitreikwerk verseker dat bewyse omskep word in optrede op plase, wildsplase, in nasionale parke, munisipaliteite en huishoudings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elke jaar word W\u00eareldbyedag op 20 Mei en W\u00eareldbiodiversiteitsdag op 22 Mei gevier. Hier volg \u2019n verkorte skryfstuk van prof. Abdullahi Yusuf en prof. Christian Pirk van die Universiteit van Pretoria oor die belangrikheid van bye: W\u00eareldbyedag plaas die fokus op \u2019n groep insekte wat \u2019n fundamentele rol speel om biodiversiteit en voedselsekerheid te verseker. 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