KILLER BEES : The Africanized Honey Bee in the Americas
by Mark L. Winston
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 067450352X
- ISBN 13
- 9780674503526
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ Press, 1992. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED copy. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Bi-color boards/NF. DJ/NF; under library mylar. The world of insects. Fascinating anatomy, behavior & social organization of the dominant African --- or "killer" --- bees. First introduced to Brazil in the 1957 followed by rapid migration north. A species w/hives hunted by native Africans for honey, their source for sugar. Distinguished by aggressive swarming behavior, these feisty bees have impacted North American beekeeping practices, causing consequent agricultural issues. 162 pgs w/line drawings, 9 chapters in 2 parts: Part I, Biology & Habits; and II, Impact & Control.
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- Seller
- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 000642
- Title
- KILLER BEES : The Africanized Honey Bee in the Americas
- Author
- Mark L. Winston
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 067450352X
- ISBN 13
- 9780674503526
- Publisher
- Harvard Univ Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 162
- Keywords
- Bees, America, Imported African Killer Bees
- Bookseller catalogs
- Agriculture; Botany; Physiology;
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