Managing alternative pollinators : a handbook for beekeepers, growers, and conservationists / Eric Mader, Marla Spivak, Elaine Evans ; with foreword by Mace Vaughan.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:NRAES (Series) ; 186.
SARE handbook ; 11.
Main Author: Lee-Mäder, Eric, 1972-
Corporate Author: Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service
Other Authors: Spivak, Marla
Evans, Elaine, 1969-
Language:English
Published: [Beltsville, Md.] : Ithaca, N.Y. : Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education ; Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service, 2010.
Series:NRAES (Series) ; 186.
SARE handbook ; 11.
Subjects:
Bee culture.
Bumblebees.
Mason bees.
Megachilidae.
Pollinators.
Physical Description:vi, 162 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 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.