Lebuhn, Gretchen

Berkeley. 2013. University of California Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 9780520272842. CNHG. 4-1/2 x 7-1/4. 57 color illus. 4 b/w photos. 5 line illus. 5 tables. 188 pages. paperback . keywords: Natural History Plants Entomology . FROM THE PUBLISHER - Illustrations By Noel Pugh. This engaging and easy-to-use natural history guidebook provides a thorough overview of native and honey bee biology and offers tools for identifying the most common bees of California. Full-color illustrations introduce readers to more than #0 genera of native bees, noting each one's needs and habits and placing them in their wider context. The author highlights bees' ties to our own lives, the food we eat, and the habitat we provide, and suggests ways to support bees in our own backyards. In addition to helping readers understand and distinguish among major groups of bees, this guide reveals how bees are an essential part of healthy ecosystem and how many plants, including important crop plants, depend on the pollination they provide. Thoroughly researched and full of new insights, Field Guide to the Common Bees of California is invaluable for the window it opens onto the biodiversity of invertebrate communities. California Natural History Guides, 107. inventory #40479 ISBN: 9780520272842.