Hymenoptera, the bees, wasps and ant, are one of the largest insect
orders, and have massive ecological importance as pollinators and
as predators or parasitoids of other insects. These roles have
brought them forcefully to human notice , as governors of some key
ecological services that strongly influence human food supply.
Recent declines of pollinators and introductions of alien pests or
biological control agents are only part of the current concerns for
conservation of Hymenoptera, and of the interactions in which they
participate in almost all terrestrial ecosystems. Both pests and
beneficial species abound within the order, sometimes closely
related within the same families. Many taxa are both difficult to
identify, and very poorly known. This global overview, the first
such account for the whole of the Hymenoptera, discusses a broad
range of themes to introduce the insects and their conservation
roles and needs, and how their wellbeing may be approached. The
book is intended as a source of information for research workers,
students, conservation managers and naturalists as an introduction
to the importance of this dominant insect order.
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