Bees, wasps, and ants : the indispensable role of Hymenoptera in gardens / Eric Grissell.

Bees, Wasps, and Ants explores the importance of the Hymenoptera and explains how gardeners can encourage (or discourage) them in the garden. Part One includes a summary of their biology and a tour of what role they play in each part of the garden. Part Two takes a closer look at the individual grou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grissell, Eric
Language:English
Published: Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Hymenoptera > Popular works.
Bees > Popular works.
Wasps > Popular works.
Ants > Popular works.
Genre:
Popular works.
Physical Description:335 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The impact of bees, wasps, and ants on our lives
  • What are Hymenoptera?
  • Some basics of Hymenopteran biology
  • A garden of Hymenoptera
  • The garden's cows: sawflies
  • The garden's police: true parasitoids, stinging parasitoids, and a few surprises
  • The garden's wolves: predatory wasps
  • The garden's pollinators: bees
  • The garden's recyclers: ants.