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Since the second half of the 20th Century, our agricultural bee pollinators have faced mounting threats from ecological disturbance and pan-global movement of pathogens and parasites. At the same time, the area of pollinator-dependent crops is increasing globally with no end in sight. Never before has so much been asked of our finite pool of bee pollinators. This book not only explores the evolutionary and ecologic bases of these dynamics, it translates this knowledge into practical research-based guidance for using bees to pollinate crops. It emphasizes conserving wild bee populations as well as culturing honey bees, bumble bees, and managed solitary bees.
To cover such a range of biology, theory, and practice from the perspectives of both the pollinator and the crop, the book is divided into two volumes. Volume 1 focuses on bees, their biology, coevolution with flowering plants, foraging ecology and management, and gives practical ways to increase bee abundance and pollinating performance on the farm. Volume 2 (this volume) focuses on crops, with chapters addressing crop-specific requirements and bee pollination management recommendations.
Both volumes are essential reading for farmers, horticulturists and gardeners, researchers and professionals working in insect ecology and conservation, and students of entomology and crop protection.
Chapter 1. Pesticides and Crop Pollination by Bees
Chapter 2. Alfalfa (Lucerne) Seed
Chapter 3. Allspice (Pimento)
Chapter 4. Almond
Chapter 5. Apple
Chapter 6. Apricot
Chapter 7. Asparagus Seed
Chapter 8. Avocado
Chapter 9. Bean, Faba, Broad
Chapter 10. Bean, Field, Hyacinth, Indian, Lablab
Chapter 11. Bean, Jack, Horse, Feijao de Porco, Swordbean
Chapter 12. Bean, Soy, Soybean
Chapter 13. Black Currant, Red Currant
Chapter 14. Blackberry
Chapter 15. Blueberry
Chapter 16. Brazil Nut
Chapter 17. Buckwheat
Chapter 18. Cabbage, Cauliflower, and other Crucifer Seed
Chapter 19. Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Melon, Muskmelon
Chapter 20. Cardamom
Chapter 21. Carrot
Chapter 22. Cashew
Chapter 23. Clover Seed (Alsike)
Chapter 24. Clover Seed (Crimson)
Chapter 25. Clover Seed (Red)
Chapter 26. Clover Seed (White, Dutch, Ladino)
Chapter 27. Clover Seed (Sweet)
Chapter 28. Cocoa
Chapter 29. Coffee
Chapter 30. Cranberry
Chapter 31. Cucumber
Chapter 32. Feijoa
Chapter 33. Guava
Chapter 34. Kiwifruit
Chapter 35. Loquat
Chapter 36. Macadamia
Chapter 37. Mango
Chapter 38. Onion Seed
Chapter 39. Passion fruit
Chapter 40. Peach and Nectarine
Chapter 41. Pear
Chapter 42. Plum and Prune
Chapter 43. Pumpkin, Squash
Chapter 44. Rapeseed, Canola
Chapter 45. Raspberry
Chapter 46. Rosehips
Chapter 47. Shea Nut
Chapter 48. Star fruit
Chapter 49. Strawberry
Chapter 50. Sunflower
Chapter 51. Sweet and Sour Cherry
Chapter 52. Tomato
Chapter 53. Vanilla
Chapter 54. Watermelon
Keith Delaplane is a professor at the University of Georgia where he has responsibilities in research, graduate student advisement, and public outreach in pollinator management, social evolution, pathology, and conservation. He has won numerous awards including the highest honor for outreach faculty at the University of Georgia, a named professorship, the Walter B. Hill Fellow. In 2014 HRH Queen Elizabeth II recognized him as an honorary Member of the British Empire (MBE) for his research and education efforts throughout the U.K.