Managing Alternative Pollinators: A Handbook for Beekeepers, ...

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Title	Managing Alternative Pollinators: A Handbook for Beekeepers, Growers and Conservationists
Author	Eric Mader, Marla Spivak, and Elaine Evans
Date	2010
Description	This guide includes 135 full-color photos and detailed information on rearing and managing bumble bees, mason bees, leafcutter bees, and other alternatives to honey bee pollinators. Beekeepers will find information about each pollinator’s biology and susceptibility to disease, pests, and chemicals; step-by-step instructions on how to rear and manage alternative pollinators; and an appendix on IPM for beekeepers. The guide tells growers how to match pollinators to crops and how best to pollinate for successful agricultural production and pollinator protection. Conservationists will learn what can be done to protect pollinators and our food systems. $23.50; 160 pp. Published by NRAES.
Keywords	pollinator, honey bee, ipm, NRAES
URL	http://www.nraes.org/nra_map.html
Source	resource submission
Photograph	0
ID	6935

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