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 ...
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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 on visits for a bountiful harvest. However, bumblebee populations have recently suffered alarming decline, with three of the UK populations already extinct and another nine on the endangered species list.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo. Pages clean and bright, light spotting on head of closed edge, boards tidy, rubbing and light shelf wear to dust jacket but otherwise neat.
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First Edition Thus. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Large 8vo. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Signed by the author on the front endpaper. Limited edition of 50 copies, this being no. 10. Publishers printed book flyer loosely inserted. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. ISBN: 0007174500 Pages: 592 Fine in fine dust jacket.
