a handbook for beekeepers, growers, and conservationists /
First Statement of Responsibility
Eric Mader, Marla Spivak, Elaine Evans ; with foreword by Mace Vaughan
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Ithaca, N.Y. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
vi, 162 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ;
Dimensions
28 cm
SERIES
Series Title
NRAES ;
Series Title
SARE handbook ;
Volume Designation
186
Volume Designation
11
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-155) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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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TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Bee culture
Bumblebees
Mason bees
Megachilidae
Pollinators
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
638/
.
1
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
SF523
Book number
.
M24
2010
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Lee-Mäder, Eric,1972-
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Evans, Elaine,1969-
Spivak, Marla
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service