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" Managing alternative pollinators : "
Eric Mader, Marla Spivak, Elaine Evans ; with foreword by Mace Vaughan
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BL
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691397
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b513586
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Lee-Mäder, Eric,1972-
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Managing alternative pollinators : : a handbook for beekeepers, growers, and conservationists /\ Eric Mader, Marla Spivak, Elaine Evans ; with foreword by Mace Vaughan
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[Beltsville, MD?] :: Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education ;Ithaca, N.Y. :: Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service,, 2010
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NRAES ;; 186
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SARE handbook ;; 11
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vi, 162 p. :: ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ;; 28 cm
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1933395206
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: 9781933395203
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-155) and index
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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
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Bee culture
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Bumblebees
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Mason bees
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Megachilidae
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Pollinators
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638/.1
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SF523.M24 2010
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Evans, Elaine,1969-
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Spivak, Marla
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Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service
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