Bee health : background, issues, and the role of pesticides / Cristina Weaver, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Weaver, Cristina, editor.

United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Pesticide Programs.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Series:

Insects and other terrestrial arthropods--biology, chemistry and behavior series.

Insects and other Terrestrial Arthropods : Biology, Chemistry and Behavior

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bees--Effect of pesticides on.

Bees.

Colony collapse disorder of honeybees.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bees, both commercially managed honey bees and wild bees, play an important role in global food production. In the United States alone, the value of insect pollination to U.S. agricultural production is estimated at 16 billion annually, of which about three-fourths is attributable to honey bees. Worldwide, the contribution of bees and other insects to global crop production for human food is valued at about 190 billion. Given the importance of honey bees and other bee species to food production, many have expressed concern about whether a -pollinator crisis‖ has been occurring in recent decades. Over the past few decades there has been heightened concern about the plight of honey bees as well as other bee and pollinator species. This book provides a background on bee health. It also discusses the role of pesticides in bee health and provides guidance to risk assessors for evaluating the potential risk of pesticides to bees, particularly honey bees.

Contents:

BEE HEALTH: BACKGROUND, ISSUES, AND THE ROLE OF PESTICIDES; BEE HEALTH: BACKGROUND, ISSUES, AND THE ROLE OF PESTICIDES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: BEE HEALTH: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; SUMMARY; OVERVIEW OF SELECTED BEE SPECIES; IMPORTANCE OF BEE POLLINATION; CHANGES IN BEE POPULATIONS; FACTORS AFFECTING BEE HEALTH; IDENTIFIED FUTURE NEEDS; ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; Chapter 2: BEE HEALTH: THE ROLE OF PESTICIDES; SUMMARY; BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION; U.S. PESTICIDE LAWS AND REGULATION; POSSIBLE ROLE OF PESTICIDES IN BEE HEALTH

APPENDIX 4. TIER 3 FIELD STUDY DESIGN CONSIDERATIONSChapter 4: STATEMENT OF JEFF PETTIS, RESEARCH LEADER, USDAAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE. HEARING ''TO REVIEW CURRENT RESEARCH AND APPLICATION OF MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO CONTROL PESTS AND DISEASES OF POLLINATORS''; Chapter 5: TESTIMONY OF ARTHUR D. CUMMINGS, CEO, CAPAY FARMS. HEARING ''TO REVIEW CURRENT RESEARCH AND APPLICATION OF MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO CONTROL PESTS AND DISEASES OF POLLINATORS''

Chapter 6: TESTIMONY OF JEFF STONE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OREGON ASSOCIATION OF NURSERIES. HEARING ''TO REVIEW CURRENT RESEARCH AND APPLICATION OF MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO CONTROL PESTS AND DISEASES OF POLLINATORS''INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

1-63482-672-8

OCLC:

912875219