Honey bees : colony collapse disorder and pollinator role in ecosystems / Iris T. Blaylock and Terresa H. Richards, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Recent honey bee colony declines / Renée Johnson -- Chapter 2. Colony Collapse Disorder Action Plan / CCD Steering Committee, June 20, 2007 -- Chapter 3. Colony collapse disorder : A complex buzz -- Chapter 4. Review colony collapse disorder in honey bee colonies across the United States : Hearing before the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture of the Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives One Hundred Tenth Congress First Session, March 29, 2007 -- Chapter 5. "The birds and the bees" - How pollinators help maintain healthy ecosystems / May R. Berenbaum -- Chapter 6. Statement of John Replogle President and CEO Burt's Bees, Durham, North Carolina before the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture Committee on Agriculture U.S. House of Representatives, June 26, 2008 -- Chapter 7. Testimony of David Mendes Vice President American Beekeeping Federation, Inc., North Fort Meyers, Florida for the Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture Hearing on the status of research on pollinator health including colony collapse disorder in honey bee colonies U.S. House of Representatives, June 26, 2008 -- Chapter 8. Statement of Dr. Kevin Hackett National Program Leader for Bees and Pollination, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, before the United States House of Representatives, Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans Oversight Hearing - The birds and the bees : How pollinators help maintain healthy ecosystems, 1324 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. June 26, 2007 -- Chapter 9. Before the United States House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture Committee on Agriculture, Testimony of Katty Pien, Brand Director, Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream, June 26, 2008 -- Chapter 10. Prepared testimony of Keith S. Delaplane, Professor of Entomology, University of Georgia, before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, Plans for coordinated research and education to reverse pollinator decline, June 26, 2008 -- Chapter 11. Prepared testimony of Maryann Frazier, Senior Extension Associate Department of Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University, before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, on update on colony collapse disorder in honey bee colonies in the United States, Jun 26, 2008 -- Chapter 12. Statement of Dr. Edward B. Knipling, Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, before the United States House of Representatives, Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, Hearing on pollinator health and colony collapse disorder, June 26, 2008 -- Chapter 13. Testimony of Steve Godlin, S.P. Godlin Apiaries, Visalia, California, for the Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, Hearing on the status of research on pollinator health including colony collapse disorder in honey bee colonies, U.S. House of Representatives, June 26, 2008 -- Chapter 14. Statement of Robert D. Edwards, Grower, Halifax County, North Carolina, before the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, Thursday, June 26, 2008 -- Chapter 15. Written testimony of Daniel Binford Weaver, President of the American Beekeeping Federation, Inc., presented June 26th, 2007, before the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, Committee on Natural Resources -- Chapter 16. Congress of the United States, House of Representatives, Washington D.C., Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Testimony before Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on "The birds and the bees : How pollinators help maintain healthy ecosystems", June 26, 2007 -- Chapter 17. Congress of the United States, House of Representatives, Washington, DC, Testimony of the Honorable Alcee L. Hastings, The importance of the Pollinator Protection Act and other policy responses to North American pollinator decline, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, Committee on Natural Resources, United States House of Representatives, June 26, 2007 -- Chapter 18. Testimony of Dr. Mamie Parker, Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, regarding pollinators, June 26, 2007 -- Chapter 19. Testimony presented before the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, Committee on Natural Resources U.S. House of Representatives "The birds and the bees : How pollinators help maintain healthy ecosystems", June 26, 2007 -- Index.

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