Bumblebees

Name: Bumblebees
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ISBN: 9780007174515

ISBN-10: 0007174519

ISBN-13: 9780007174515

Edition: 2006

Authors: Ted Benton

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A detailed and up-to-date account of the behaviour and ecology of bumblebees.This group of relatively large, colourful and familiar insects are a very popular subject of study because their behaviour can be observed without the use of elaborate equipment, enabling amateur and experienced entomologists alike to get close to these colourful and social creatures.Unlike honey bees, bumblebees work on plants with no nectar, and play a crucial role in the pollination of flowers and vegetables. The farming industry relies heavily on these efficient pollinators: few, if any bean flowers, for example, would set pods unless they were pollinated by bumblebees, and many apple, pear and plum trees rely…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Publication date: 3/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 592
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 2.728
Language: English



Editors' Preface


Author's Foreword and Acknowledgments



Introducing Bumblebees



The Bumblebee Life Cycle



Bumblebee Psychology



The Usurper Bumblebees



Predators, Parasites and Lodgers



Bumblebees and Flowers I: Foraging Behaviour



Bumblebees and Flowers II: Flower Arrangements



What Bumblebee is That?



The British Species



Agricultural Change and Bumblebee Decline: Explaining the Patterns



Back from the Brink? Bumblebee Conservation


Appendices



Species Considered Extinct in Britain



Organisations and Useful Addresses



Vernacular and Scientific Names of Flowering Plants Mentioned in the Book



Some Other Books on Bumblebees


Bibliography


Index