Vanishing Bees : Science, Politics, and Honeybee Health.

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In 2005, beekeepers in the United States began observing a mysterious and disturbing phenomenon: once-healthy colonies of bees were suddenly collapsing, leaving behind empty hives. As it explores the contours of this crisis, Vanishing Bees considers an equally urgent question: what happens when beek...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Suryanarayanan, Sainath
Otros Autores: Kleinman, Daniel Lee
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Piscataway : Rutgers University Press, 2016.
Colección:Nature, society, and culture.
Temas:
Insecticides industry > United States.
Die-off (Zoology) > United States.
Colony collapse disorder of honeybees > United States.
Insecticides > Industrie > États-Unis.
Mortalité massive (Zoologie) > États-Unis.
Syndrome d'effondrement des colonies d'abeilles > États-Unis.
NATURE > General.
Colony collapse disorder of honeybees
Die-off (Zoology)
Insecticides industry
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In 2005, beekeepers in the United States began observing a mysterious and disturbing phenomenon: once-healthy colonies of bees were suddenly collapsing, leaving behind empty hives. As it explores the contours of this crisis, Vanishing Bees considers an equally urgent question: what happens when beekeepers, farmers, scientists, agrichemical corporations, and government regulators approach the problem from different vantage points and cannot see eye-to-eye? The answer may have profound consequences for every person who wants to keep fresh food on the table.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (174 pages)
ISBN:9780813574615
0813574617

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