03888nam 22006734a 450 991044992930332120200520144314.01-280-81195-197866108119530-85199-783-X(CKB)1000000000001868(EBL)292063(OCoLC)56123600(SSID)ssj0000132875(PQKBManifestationID)11136339(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000132875(PQKBWorkID)10039257(PQKB)10176884(MiAaPQ)EBC292063(Au-PeEL)EBL292063(CaPaEBR)ebr10060547(CaONFJC)MIL81195(EXLCZ)99100000000000186819991216d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCrop pollination by bees[electronic resource] /Keith S. Delaplane and Daniel F. MayerWallingford [England] ;New York CABIc20001 online resource (360 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-85199-448-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-331) and index.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) SeedChapter 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 CranberryChapter 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 CounselAppendix 3 Table of PesticidesReferences; IndexThis 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.Pollination by insectsHoneybeeBee cultureFood cropsBreedingElectronic books.Pollination by insects.Honeybee.Bee culture.Food cropsBreeding.333.95/57/16Delaplane Keith S993068Mayer D. F993069MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910449929303321Crop pollination by bees2274012UNINA