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Now Available from the Entomological Society of America:

For Nonnative Crops, Whence Pollinators of the future?
Strickler, K. and J.H. Cane (eds.)

The essays in this symposium volume arose from the question, "How will the pollination needs of North American agricultural crops continue to be met in the 21st century?"   The essays review the history of management for social and solitary bees used for crop pollination, written by some of the leading mellitologists and applied pollination biologists in North America.  The essays also present a range of perspectives on the desirability and feasibility of  moving bees, sometimes in large numbers, within and between nations and continents to pollinate introduced crops.  The authors consider regulation, methods and potential risks of importation of exotic pollinators for agriculture.  Although the book's geographic focus is North America, much of what is written is applicable to other regions.

The book is printed by the Thomas Say Foundation of the Entomological Society of America. The web site for their sales office is: http://www.entsoc.org/Pubs/Books/Thomas_Say/ThomasSays.htm

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Strickler, K. and J.H. Cane Introduction

DeGrandi-Hoffman, G. Honey Bees in the U.S. Agriculture: Past, Present and Future

Thorp, R.W. Bumble Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae): Commercial Use and Environmental Concerns

Stephen, W.P. Solitary Bees in North American Agriculture: a Perspective

Torchio, P.F. The Development of Osmia lignaria as a Managed Pollinator of Apple and Almond Crops: a Case History

Batra, S.W.T. Bee Introductions to Pollinate Our Crops

Flanders, R.V., W.F. Wehling and A.L.Craghead Laws and Regulations on the Import, Movement, and Release of Bees in the United States

Cane, J.H. Exotic Non-social Bees (Hymenoptera: Apiformes) in North America: Ecological Implications.

Bitner, R.M., and S.S. Peterson Introducing the Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee, Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) into Australia - a Case Study

Mayer, D.F. and C.A. Johansen The Rise and Decline of Nomia melanderi (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) as a Commercial Pollinator for Alfalfa Seed.

Barthell, J.F., R.W. Thorp, G.W. Frankie, and J-Y Kim Impacts of Introduced Solitary Bees on Natural and Agricultural Systems: the Case of the Leafcutting Bee, Megachile apicalis

Williams, N.M. and J.D. Thomson Comparing Pollinator Quality of Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and Native Bees Using Pollen Removal and Deposition Measures.

Kevan, P.G. Pollination for the 21st Century: Integrating Pollinator and Plant Interdependencies.

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