Insights From Insects: What Bad Bugs Can Teach Us - Couverture souple

Waldbauer, Gilbert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1591022770 ISBN 13 : 9781591022770

Editeur : Prometheus Books, 2005

Synopsis

Used. Very Good conditions. May have soft reading marks and name of the previous owner.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This fascinating, beautifully illustrated book profiles twenty "troublesome bugs," showing how the study of these creatures has led scientists to many basic discoveries that have enhanced our understanding of life.

The reader learns how an American entomologist was awarded France’s gold medal of honor for rescuing the French wine industry from destruction by the aphid-like "grape phylloxera"; how the World Health Organization almost completely eradicated malaria through the use of DDT before the insect adapted to the insecticide and became resistant; how some insects disguise themselves to avoid detection; how others survive the subzero temperatures of winter; why some flies have a uterus and a mammary gland; and many more strange and tantalizing true tales about these wonderful, troublesome "pests"—pests that have taught us vital lessons about survival, nature, and the environment.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Gilbert Waldbauer is professor emeritus in the entomology department at the University of Illinois and the author of the highly acclaimed What Good Are Bugs?, The Handy Bug Answer Book, and Millions of Monarchs.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Prometheus Books
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1591022770
• ISBN 13: 9781591022770
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 311