Pollinator safety in agriculture
By: David Ward Roubik, editor, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancon, Republic of Panama
Contributors: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Series: Pollination services for sustainable agriculture. Field manuals; FAO pollination services for sustainable agriculture field manuals
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Food & Agriculture Organization
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
ISBN-13: 9789251083819; 9789251083826
Subjects: Pesticides and wildlife; Bees; Health; Effect of pesticides on; Pollination by bees; Pesticides; Environmental aspects
Description: "A key element of any organism's pesticide risk is its natural history, and the routes by which it may be exposed to pesticides in foraging and nesting activities. In this respect, a series of presentations on the natural history of wild bee groups and pesticide exposure were solicited for a session on "Exploring pesticide effects on non-Apis bees" at the X International Symposium on Pollination, convened by the International Commission on Plant-Bee Relations, in Mexico, 27-30 June, 2011. The presentations have been more fully developed for the present publication, as a contribution to the knowledge management of pollination services in sustainable agriculture. A careful look at pollinators, as presented in these chapters, can help to understand how they may live and carry out their vital functions in agroecosystems, and how farmers and land managers may - through this understanding - mitigate their impacts on key pollinator groups."--
Notes: "This publication provides guidance on the natural history of wild bees and their potential exposure to pesticides, as part of the GEF supported Project "Conservation and Management of Pollinators for Sustainable Agricutlure, through an Ecosystem Approach" implemented in seven countries -- Brazil, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nepal, Pakistan and South Africa. The project is coordinated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with implementation support from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)"--Title page verso, page [ii].

Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-107).

Also available online.