Crop Pollination by Bees, Volume 1: Evolution, Ecology, Conservation, and Management

Essential reading for farmers, horticulturists and gardeners, researchers, and professionals working in insect ecology and conservation, and students of entomology and crop protection.

Since the second half of the 20th Century, our agricultural bee pollinators have faced mounting threats from ecological disturbance and pan-global movement of pathogens and parasites. At the same time, the area of pollinator-dependent crops is increasing globally with no end in sight. Never before has so much been asked of our finite pool of bee pollinators. This book not only explores the evolutionary and ecologic bases of these dynamics, it translates this knowledge into practical research-based guidance for using bees to pollinate crops. It emphasizes conserving wild bee populations as well as culturing honey bees, bumble bees, and managed solitary bees.

To cover such a range of biology, theory, and practice from the perspectives of both the pollinator and the crop, the book is divided into two volumes. Volume 1 focuses on bees, their biology, coevolution with plants, foraging ecology and management, and gives practical ways to increase bee abundance and pollinating performance on the farm.

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

CAB International

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Delaplane, Keith S.

ISBN:

978-1-78-639349-4

Specialty:

• Agriculture
• Animal Sciences
• Crop Protection
• Crop Science & Plant Biology
• Earth & Geological Sciences
• Entomology
• Horticulture

Language:

English

Edition:

2nd

Pages:

0

Publication Year:

2021