Environmental Threats to Pollinator Health and Fitness

Edited by one of the best scientists in the field, this series presents the latest updates in the field of insect physiology

Jon Harrison (Edited by)

9780443132490, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 17 May 2023

356 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 1 kg

Environmental Threats to Pollinator Health and Fitness, Volume 64 in the Advances in Insect Physiology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of topics, including The threat of higher temperatures to pollinating insects, The challenge of balancing fungicide use and pollinator health, Insecticide effects on pollinating insects, Effects of invasive pathogens and parasites on pollinating insects, Heavy metal pollutants: the hidden pervasive threat to honey bees and other pollinators, Honey bee nutritional ecology: from physiology to landscapes, and more.

1. The threat of higher temperatures to pollinating insects Jon Harrison, Michael Dillon , Jordan Glass, Meredith Johnson 2. The challenge of balancing fungicide use and pollinator health Adrian Fisher II, Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman, Ling-Hsiu Liao, Rafaela Tadei, and Jon F. Harrison 3. Insecticide effects on pollinating insects James Crall and Nigel Raine 4. Effects of invasive pathogens and parasites on pollinating insects Jay Evans, Kirsten Traynor, Marla Spivak 5. Heavy metal pollutants: the hidden pervasive threat to honey bees and other pollinators Coline Monchanin, Christina Burden, Andrew B. Barron, Brian H. Smith 6. Honey bee nutritional ecology: from physiology to landscapes Gabriela Quinlan and Christina Grozinger

Subject Areas: Insects [entomology PSVT7], Zoology: Invertebrates [PSVT]