Vanishing Bees Science, Politics, and Honeybee Health |
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| Author:
| Suryanarayanan, Sainath
Kleinman, Daniel Lee |
| Series title: | Nature, Society, and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-7459-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2016 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $150.00 |
Book Description:
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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 beekeepers, farmers, scientists, agrichemical corporations, and government regulators approach the problem from different vantage points and cannot see eye-to-eye? The answer...
More Description 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.