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Protecting bee health through integrated pest, crop, and landscape management
Author(s) -
Ehmke Tanner
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
crops and soils
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2325-3606
pISSN - 0162-5098
DOI - 10.2134/cs2014-47-3-1
Subject(s) - domestication , agriculture , integrated pest management , agroforestry , pest analysis , crop , biology , ecology , horticulture
The unprecedented rate of annual bee die‐offs in recent years has made worldwide news. While the exact cause of these losses remains elusive, research suggests that modern agricultural production practices play an outsized role as a changing agricultural landscape puts pressure on both wild and domesticated bee species. What are some of the ways that farmers and CCAs can promote bee health?