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Vanishing Bees: Science, Politics, and Honeybee Health
Sainath Suryanarayanan
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Description for Vanishing Bees: Science, Politics, and Honeybee Health
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In 2005, beekeepers in the United States began observing a mysterious and disturbing phenomenon: once-healthy colonies of bees were suddenly collapsing, leaving behind empty hives full of honey and pollen. Over the following decade, widespread honeybee deaths—some of which have come to be called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)—have continued to bedevil beekeepers and threaten the agricultural industries that rely on bees for pollination. Scientists continue to debate the causes of CCD, yet there is no clear consensus on how to best solve the problem. Vanishing Bees takes us inside the debates over widespread honeybee deaths, introducing the various groups with a ... Read more
In 2005, beekeepers in the United States began observing a mysterious and disturbing phenomenon: once-healthy colonies of bees were suddenly collapsing, leaving behind empty hives full of honey and pollen. Over the following decade, widespread honeybee deaths—some of which have come to be called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)—have continued to bedevil beekeepers and threaten the agricultural industries that rely on bees for pollination. Scientists continue to debate the causes of CCD, yet there is no clear consensus on how to best solve the problem. Vanishing Bees takes us inside the debates over widespread honeybee deaths, introducing the various groups with a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Nature, Society, and Culture
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813574592
SKU
V9780813574592
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About Sainath Suryanarayanan
SAINATH SURYANARAYANAN is an assistant scientist of biology and society in the Department of Community and Environmental Sociology and in the Morgridge Institute for Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. DANIEL LEE KLEINMAN is an associate dean of the Graduate School at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is also a professor in the Department of Community and Environmental Sociology. He ... Read more
Reviews for Vanishing Bees: Science, Politics, and Honeybee Health
"The authors provide impressive and compelling social scientific insights into a major agricultural and environmental issue. Vanishing Bees is a fascinating case study of how knowledge and ignorance are produced."
Elizabeth Popp Berman
University at Albany, SUNY
"Using the complex issues surrounding Colony Collapse Disorder, the authors perform an extraordinary feat, informing us about the politics of knowledge and ignorance, ... Read more
Elizabeth Popp Berman
University at Albany, SUNY
"Using the complex issues surrounding Colony Collapse Disorder, the authors perform an extraordinary feat, informing us about the politics of knowledge and ignorance, ... Read more