Bumblebees

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This is the first comprehensive research monograph on bumblebees for 25 years. Bumblebees are familiar and colourful insects, and they play important roles as pollinators of crops and wildflowers. While some species are now reared commercially and have been distributed around the world to pollinate tomatoes, others have declined greatly and are in danger of extinction. Goulson examines the key role of bumblebees in pollination, covers applied aspects such as commercial exploitation and conservation and discusses the wider implications of bumblebee studies for ecology and evolution. Finally he suggests areas where further research is needed.