Crop pollination by bees / Keith S. Delaplane and Daniel F. Mayer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Delaplane, Keith S.

Contributor:

Mayer, D. F. (Daniel Fredrick), 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pollination by insects.

Honeybee.

Bee culture.

Food crops--Breeding.

Food crops.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford [England] ; New York : CABI, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a practical research-based guide to using bees for crop pollination. It emphasizes conserving feral bee populations as well as more traditional methods of culturing honey bees and other bees.

Contents:

Contents; Author Biographies; Preface; Chapter 1 Benefits of Bee Pollination; Chapter 2 Bee Pollination; Chapter 3 Bees: An Overview; Chapter 4 Bee Conservation; Chapter 5 Honey Bees: Biology and Status as Pollinators; Chapter 6 Honey Bees: Simplified Bee-keeping for Pollination; Chapter 7 Honey Bees: Managing Honey Bees for Pollination; Chapter 8 Bumble Bees; Chapter 9 Alkali Bees; Chapter 10 Other Soil Nesting Bees; Chapter 11 Alfalfa Leafcutting Bees; Chapter 12 Orchard Mason Bees; Chapter 13 Carpenter Bees; Chapter 14 Bees and Pesticides; Chapter 15 Alfalfa (Lucerne) Seed

Chapter 16 AlmondChapter 17 Apple; Chapter 18 Asparagus Seed; Chapter 19 Avocado; Chapter 20 Bean (Lima); Chapter 21 Bean (Common, Green, Snap); Chapter 22 Beet Seed; Chapter 23 Blackberry; Chapter 24 Blueberry; Chapter 25 Cabbage and Other Crucifer Seeds; Chapter 26 Canola Seed (Oilseed Rape); Chapter 27 Cantaloupe; Chapter 28 Carrot Seed; Chapter 29 Cherry (Sweet, Sour); Chapter 30 Clover Seed (Alsike); Chapter 31 Clover Seed (Crimson); Chapter 32 Clover Seed (Red); Chapter 33 Clover Seed (White, 'Ladino'); Chapter 34 Clover Seed (Sweet Clovers); Chapter 35 Cotton; Chapter 36 Cranberry

Chapter 37 CucumberChapter 38 Kiwifruit; Chapter 39 Onion Seed; Chapter 40 Peach and Nectarine; Chapter 41 Pear; Chapter 42 Pepper (Bell, Green, Sweet); Chapter 43 Plum and Prune; Chapter 44 Raspberry; Chapter 45 Soybean; Chapter 46 Squash, Pumpkin and Gourd; Chapter 47 Strawberry; Chapter 48 Sunflower Seed; Chapter 49 Tomato; Chapter 50 Watermelon; Chapter 51 Priorities in Technology Development, Research and Education; Appendix 1 Bees and Bee-keeping Books and Supplies; Appendix 2 Sample Bee-keeper/Grower Contract Draft Pollination Agreement For Consideration of Legal Counsel

Appendix 3 Table of PesticidesReferences; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-331) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-81195-1

9786610811953

0-85199-783-X

OCLC:

56123600