Ninety-nine Gnats, Nits, and Nibblers

Ninety-nine Gnats, Nits, and Nibblers
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 025206027X
ISBN-13 : 9780252060274
Rating : 4/5 (7X Downloads)

Synopsis Ninety-nine Gnats, Nits, and Nibblers by : May Berenbaum

Insects covered include cockroaches, fruit flies, house flies, mealworms, silverfish, carpenter ants, centipedes, clothes moths, earwigs, termites, junebugs, grasshoppers, monarch and victory butterflies, praying mantis, gypsy moths, antlions, crickets, fireflies, katydids, yellowjackets, dragonflies, damselflies, mayflies, ear mites, fleas, ticks, bedbugs, black widow spiders, lice, chiggers, mosquitoes, scabies.

Ninety-nine More Maggots, Mites, and Munchers

Ninety-nine More Maggots, Mites, and Munchers
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 0252063228
ISBN-13 : 9780252063220
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Ninety-nine More Maggots, Mites, and Munchers by : May Berenbaum

The clever author of the acclaimed Ninety-Nine Gnats, Nits, and Nibblers offers a companion volume that runs the gamut from the regrettably familiar, including ticks, cockroaches, and mosquitoes, to bizarre and obscure creatures such as sheep keds, mantispids, and reindeer throat bobs.

Insect Lives

Insect Lives
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 372
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ISBN-10 : 0674009525
ISBN-13 : 9780674009523
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis Insect Lives by : Erich Hoyt

Contains over seventy essays in which various authors from throughout history discuss insects.

Getting Under Our Skin

Getting Under Our Skin
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 291
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ISBN-10 : 9781421441382
ISBN-13 : 1421441381
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Getting Under Our Skin by : Lisa T. Sarasohn

"Vermin are not only pestering; they shape the way people look at each other and are a way that some people get to feel superior to others"--

American Women of Science since 1900 [2 volumes]

American Women of Science since 1900 [2 volumes]
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 1226
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ISBN-10 : 9781598841596
ISBN-13 : 1598841599
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis American Women of Science since 1900 [2 volumes] by : Tiffany K. Wayne

A comprehensive examination of American women scientists across the sciences throughout the 20th century, providing a rich historical context for understanding their achievements and the way they changed the practice of science. Much more than a "Who's Who," this exhaustive two-volume encyclopedia examines the significant achievements of 20th century American women across the sciences in light of the historical and cultural factors that affected their education, employment, and research opportunities. With coverage that includes a number of scientists working today, the encyclopedia shows just how much the sciences have evolved as a professional option for women, from the dawn of the 20th century to the present. American Women of Science since 1900 focuses on 500 of the 20th century's most notable American women scientists—many overlooked, undervalued, or simply not well known. In addition, it offers individual features on 50 different scientific disciplines (Women in Astronomy, etc.), as well as essays on balancing career and family, girls and science education, and other sociocultural topics. Readers will encounter some extraordinary scientific minds at work, getting a sense of the obstacles they faced as the scientific community faced the questions of feminism and gender confronting the nation as a whole.

For Love of Insects

For Love of Insects
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 468
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ISBN-10 : 9780674736443
ISBN-13 : 0674736443
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis For Love of Insects by : Thomas Eisner

Imagine beetles ejecting defensive sprays as hot as boiling water; female moths holding their mates for ransom; caterpillars disguising themselves as flowers by fastening petals to their bodies; termites emitting a viscous glue to rally fellow soldiers--and you will have entered an insect world once beyond imagining, a world observed and described down to its tiniest astonishing detail by Thomas Eisner. The story of a lifetime of such minute explorations, For Love of Insects celebrates the small creatures that have emerged triumphant on the planet, the beneficiaries of extraordinary evolutionary inventiveness and unparalleled reproductive capacity. To understand the success of insects is to appreciate our own shortcomings, Eisner tells us, but never has a reckoning been such a pleasure. Recounting exploits and discoveries in his lab at Cornell and in the field in Uruguay, Australia, Panama, Europe, and North America, Eisner time and again demonstrates how inquiry into the survival strategies of an insect leads to clarifications beyond the expected; insects are revealed as masters of achievement, forms of life worthy of study and respect from even the most recalcitrant entomophobe. Filled with descriptions of his ingenious experiments and illustrated with photographs unmatched for their combination of scientific content and delicate beauty, Eisner's book makes readers participants in the grand adventure of discovery on a scale infinitesimally small, and infinitely surprising.

The Insect Class

The Insect Class
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Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Total Pages : 100
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ISBN-10 : 0761418199
ISBN-13 : 9780761418191
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis The Insect Class by : Marc Zabludoff

Describes the characteristics, life cycle, behavior, and survival skills of various insects, including fleas, earwigs, and ladybugs.

Bugs in the System

Bugs in the System
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Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages : 694
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ISBN-10 : 9781459608108
ISBN-13 : 1459608100
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Bugs in the System by : May R. Berenbaum

An introduction to insect physiology, genetics and behaviour which looks at the interaction between humans and insects, and explores both the positive and negative aspects of the relationship.

Winter Gardening in the Maritime Northwest

Winter Gardening in the Maritime Northwest
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Publisher : New Society Publishers
Total Pages : 210
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ISBN-10 : 9781550925005
ISBN-13 : 1550925008
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Winter Gardening in the Maritime Northwest by : Binda Colebrook

Many gardeners can supply a significant amount of their own food during the plentiful summer harvest. But the key to substantial savings on your food bill is putting fresh, homegrown produce on your table every month of the year. And in the mild, forgiving climate of the maritime Pacific Northwest, it can be easier than you might think. In Winter Gardening in the Maritime Northwest, Binda Colebrook provides a complete guide to cool-season crops and how to raise them. Gardeners from Southeastern Alaska to southern Oregon will benefit from her clear, practical advice on: Selecting and preparing the ideal winter gardening site Maximizing production and minimizing pests with cloches, cold frames, mulches and companion planting Choosing the best strains and hardiest varieties for a year-round growing season. An excellent companion volume to The Winter Harvest Cookbook, this revised and updated edition of the classic text will have you serving up fabulous alternatives to bland, expensive and tasteless imported supermarket vegetables in no time. Whether your favorite meals include hearty roots or succulent greens, Winter Gardening in the Maritime Northwest will help you maximize your food production year-round.