a handbook for beekeepers, growers, and conservationists /
Eric Mader, Marla Spivak, Elaine Evans ; with foreword by Mace Vaughan
Ithaca, N.Y. :
Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service,
2010
vi, 162 p. :
ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ;
28 cm
NRAES ;
SARE handbook ;
186
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-155) and index
The business of pollination -- The status of the European honey bee in the U.S. -- A brief natural history of bees -- Pollination botany -- Bumble bees -- Mason bees -- The alfalfa leafcutter bee -- Other managed pollinators -- The search for new managed pollinators -- Habitat conservation for native pollinators -- Appendix A: Managing parasites and disease in solitary bee operations -- Appendix B: Xray procedures for cavity-nesting bees -- Apendix C: Plants for bee ranching -- Appendix D: Reducing bee poisoning from pesticides -- Appendix E: Hybrid Nest blocks for Cavity-Nesting Bees -- Appendix F. Nest material comparison for Leafcutter and Mason Bees -- Appendix G: IPM for beekeepers
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Bee culture
Bumblebees
Mason bees
Megachilidae
Pollinators
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Lee-Mäder, Eric,1972-
Evans, Elaine,1969-
Spivak, Marla
Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service