Advances in Insect Pollination Technology in Sustainable Agriculture

This is a comprehensive, authentic, and standard book on unique fundamentals applied to advances in insect pollination technology in sustainable agriculture industry. This book aims to accomplish the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate students in insect pollination technology. Entomologists, agronomists, horticulturists, environmental scientists, plant breeders, researchers, professionals, extension workers, seed producers, and industrial entrepreneurs will benefit from this book. The book is divided into fourteen chapters which deal with a broad and comprehensive range of topics on advance in insect pollination technology in sustainable agriculture, global agro-industry in the absence of insect pollinators historical outlook, pollination concepts and crop production, supplementary pollinator services in yield optimization of crop plants through management of bees, climate change and pollinators and conservational aspects of pollinators, chemical ecology in cross-pollination, seasonal management for improved foraging of honey bees and enriched honey production, insect pollination technology and its economic significance, wild bees are important in sustainable agriculture, natural foraging and artificial feeding of domesticated honey bees, plant biochemical in insect pollination for crop improvement, urbanization and its impact on native pollinator. Pollinators are equally important in integrated pest and management technology, and challenges and threats for pollinator conservation. …