The Bugman on Bugs: Understanding Household Pests and the Environment - Couverture souple

Fagerlund, Richard; Strange, Johnna

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 082633363X ISBN 13 : 9780826333636

Editeur : University of New Mexico Press, 2004

Synopsis

This sequel to the authors' Ask the Bugman (2002) contains more valuable information on how to identify assorted insects and arthropods and the best ways to keep them out of your house, all presented with the wry humor that fans of Fagerlund's nationally distributed newspaper column have come to treasure. Fagerlund and Strange are proponents of Integrated Pest Management rather than the technique they label "Spray and Pray" used by most exterminating businesses. Anyone concerned about the health effects of pesticides will want to follow the useful advice in The Bugman on Bugs, including specific information on what kinds of substances and techniques work best for particular pests.

p>In addition to illustrated chapters on roaches, ants, flies, spiders, centipedes and scorpions, fleas, lice, bed bugs, mice, termites, and other kinds of pests, the authors discuss human reactions to these creatures, turning their attention both to phobias and to the place of insects in our religious and spiritual lives. Amazing pest control tales are sprinkled throughout the book (have you thought about greasing your linens with hog lard to make yourself disgusting even to fleas?), as well as peculiar facts and even a recipe for sautéed termites.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Richard Fagerlund, B.C.E., formerly performed Integrated Pest Management at the University of New Mexico.

Johnna Strange is a writer, artist, and technical illustrator living in Albuquerque.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of New Mexico Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 082633363X
• ISBN 13: 9780826333636
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 131
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible