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Fireflies, honey, and silk / by Waldbauer, Gilbert.(CARDINAL)316144; Nardi, James B.,1948-illustrator.(CARDINAL)300413;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Insects people like -- The silk we wear -- Dyeing the cloth -- Baubles, bracelets, and anklets -- Candles, shellac, and sealing wax -- Paper and ink -- Butterflies in your tummy -- Satisfying the sweet tooth -- Cures and nostrums -- Insect pets and performers -- Epilogue : the ecological context.The ink our ancestors wrote with, the beeswax in altar candles, the honey on our toast, the silk we wear. This book is an exploration of the myriad ways insects have enriched our lives: culturally, economically, and aesthetically. The author, an entomologist and writer describes in colorful detail how many of the valuable products insects have given us are made, how they were discovered, and how they have been used through time and across cultures. Along the way, he takes us on a ramble through many far-flung corners of history, mythology, poetry, literature, medicine, ecology, forensics, and more. Enlivened with personal anecdotes from his distinguished career as an entomologist, the book also describes surprising everyday encounters we all experience that were made possible by insects. From butterfly gardens and fly-fishing to insects as jewelry and sex pheromones, this is an eye-opening ode to the wonder of insects that illuminates our extraordinary and essential relationship with the natural world.
Subjects: Beneficial insects.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Using Beneficial Insects. by Massingham, Rhonda,1959-(CARDINAL)361771;
Subjects: Storey country wisdom bulletin.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Beneficial insects : bugs helping plants survive / by Huddleston, Emma,author.(CARDINAL)814392; Golick, Douglas A.,consultant.(CARDINAL)832609;
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.What are beneficial insects? -- Healthy environment -- Pest control -- Living with insects -- Fast facts -- Stop and think.This book looks at how insects make the world a better place, as well as the threats they face and how people can protect them.790L
Subjects: Insects as biological pest control agents; Beneficial insects; Biological pest control agents; Insects;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Entomophagous insects / by Clausen, Curtis P.(Curtis Paul),1893-1976.(CARDINAL)308654;
Bibliography: pages 613-659.
Subjects: Beneficial insects.; Insect pests.; Insects.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Destructive and useful insects: their habits and control / by Metcalf, C. L.(Clell Lee),1888-1948.(CARDINAL)327710; Flint, W. P.(Wesley Pillsbury),1882-1943.(CARDINAL)327709;
Subjects: Beneficial insects.; Insect pests.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Insect pests / by Fichter, George S.(CARDINAL)138850;
Subjects: Insect pests.; Beneficial insects.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Bugs in the system : insects and their impact on human affairs / by Berenbaum, M.(May)(CARDINAL)329755;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Ch. 1. Classification and Nomenclature ("A Rose-chafer by any Other Name ... ") -- Ch. 2. Physiology -- Ch. 3. Behavior -- Ch. 4. Social Lives -- Ch. 5. Vegetarian Lifestyles -- Ch. 6. Eating Insects -- Ch. 7. Parasites and Hosts -- Ch. 8. Odd Appetites and Out-of-the-Way Places -- Ch. 9. Insects and People -- Ch. 10. Appreciating Insects -- Ch. 11. Equal Time (The Insect Perspective).Entomologist discusses the good and bad aspects of the interaction between humans and insects, focusing on the benefits humans get from bugs.1380L
Subjects: Insects.; Insects; Insect pests.; Beneficial insects.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The feeding apparatus of biting and sucking insects affecting man and animals/ by Snodgrass, R. E.(Robert E.),1875-1962.(CARDINAL)286371;
"References, and textbooks on medical entomology": pages 107-113.
Subjects: Beneficial insects.; Insect pests.; Insects;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Destructive and useful insects : their habits and control / by Metcalf, Robert L.(Robert Lee),1916-1998.(CARDINAL)333979; Metcalf, Robert A.(CARDINAL)333978; Metcalf, C. L.(Clell Lee),1888-1948.Destructive and useful insects.(CARDINAL)333977;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Insect pests.; Beneficial insects.; Insect pests;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Grasshoppers : a new look at an ancient enemy / by Parker, J. R.(CARDINAL)310412;
Subjects: Grasshoppers.; Beneficial insects.; Insect pests.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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