| Bee Health: Background and Issues for Congress Contributor(s): Congressional Research Service (Author) |
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ISBN: 1512273260 ISBN-13: 9781512273267 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $18.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy - Business & Economics | Industries - Agribusiness - Reference |
| Physical Information: 0.07" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.23 lbs) 34 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Bees, both commercially managed honey bees and wild bees, play an important role in global food production. In the United States alone, the value of insect pollination to U.S. agricultural production is estimated at $16 billion annually, of which about three-fourths is attributable to honey bees. Worldwide, the contribution of bees and other insects to global crop production for human food is valued at about $190 billion. Given the importance of honey bees and other bee species to food production, many have expressed concern about whether a "pollinator crisis" has been occurring in recent decades. |