2026-06-27http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/239362This bulletin introduces the reader to various aspects of natural and insect pollination. Topics in the first part include the pollinators; the ecological and economic importance of pollination; applied pollination in temperate areas, tropical oceanic islands and mainland tropics; and alternatives to artificial pollinator populations. Prospects for the future are also discussed. The second part considers successful pollination with pollinator populations; the evaluation of pollinators; floral bi ology and research techniques; the behaviour of pollinators and plant phenology; and various case-studies on the preparation of pollinators for use in tropical agriculture. A glossary is included, as well as appendixes on cultivated and semi-cultivated plants in the tropics, pollination contracts and levels of safety of pesticides for bees and other pollinators.209 p.application/pdfFAOBook (series)