Bees, wasps, and ants
Subtitle: the indispensable role of Hymenoptera in gardens
By: Eric Grissell.
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9780881929881
Subjects: Hymenoptera -- Popular works; Bees -- Popular works; Wasps -- Popular works; Ants -- Popular works
Genres: Popular works
Description: "Examples of nearly every kind of bee, wasp, and ant can be found somewhere in a garden, but they work in mysterious and wondrous ways, largely unknown to those of us who tend the land we live on. This book is an exploration of the group, discussing its importance, its biology, and methods of encouraging (or discouraging) them in the garden. It is also an openly impassioned plea for acceptance of life forms that are vastly greater in importance than most humans would imagine and hugely necessary to the world in which we live"--Page 2 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The impact of bees, wasps, and ants on our lives; title: What are Hymenoptera?; title: Some basics of Hymenopteran biology; title: A garden of Hymenoptera; title: The garden's cows: sawflies; title: The garden's police: true parasitoids, stinging parasitoids, and a few surprises; title: The garden's wolves: predatory wasps; title: The garden's pollinators: bees; title: The garden's recyclers: ants.