292 pages
English language
Published Jan. 11, 2008 by Lyons Press.
A spring without bees
how colony collapse disorder has endangered our food supply
"Fifteen billion dollar's worth of America's food crops alone are threatened, and with it, all of our own personal food supplies. The loss of the bees is an unprecedented catastrophe for the planet, as these shortages could lead to political instability- or worse"--P. [4] of cover.
"Fifteen billion dollar's worth of America's food crops alone are threatened, and with it, all of our own personal food supplies. The loss of the bees is an unprecedented catastrophe for the planet, as these shortages could lead to political instability- or worse"--P. [4] of cover.
Subjects
- Honeybee -- Diseases
- Colony collapse disorder of honeybees
- Bee culture -- Health aspects
- Pesticides -- Environmental aspects
- Food supply