| Description |
1 online resource (288 pages) |
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text file PDF |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
The Bees in Your Backyard provides an engaging introduction to the roughly 4,000 different bee species found in the United States and Canada, dispelling common myths about bees while offering essential tips for telling them apart in the field. The book features more than 900 stunning color photos of the bees living all around us-in our gardens and parks, along nature trails, and in the wild spaces between. It describes their natural history, including where they live, how they gather food, their role as pollinators, and even how to attract them to your own backyard. Ideal for amateur natural. |
| Processing Action |
ebrary dda UPB |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. PROMOTING BEES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD -- 3. ANDRENIDAE -- 4. COLLETIDAE -- 5. MELITTIDAE -- 6. HALICTIDAE -- 7. MEGACHILIDAE -- 8. APIDAE -- 9. POLLEN THIEVES -- APPENDIX: GUIDE TO THE PRONUNCIATION OF BEE NAMES -- INDEX -- PHOTOGRAPHIC ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Bumblebees -- North America.
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Bumblebees. |
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North America. |
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Honeybee -- North America.
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Honeybee. |
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Bee culture -- North America.
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Bee culture. |
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Bees -- North America -- Identification.
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Bees. |
| Genre/Form |
Field guides.
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| Subject |
Bees -- North America.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Messinger Carril, Olivia, 1976-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wilson, Joseph S. Bees in Your Backyard : A Guide to North America's Bees. : Princeton University Press, ©2015 9780691160771 |
| ISBN |
9781400874156 (electronic book) |
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1400874157 (electronic book) |
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9780691160771 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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0691160775 |
| Standard No. |
10.1515/9781400874156 |
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