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The plant-feeding gall midges of North America / by Gagné, Raymond J.(CARDINAL)330445;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-323) and index.

Subjects: Gall midges; Gall midges;

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Field guide to plant galls of California and other Western states / by Russo, Ron.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- About this guide -- What are galls? -- The science of gall study -- A brief history of galls -- Where galls form -- Gall inducers at a glance -- Common types of galls -- Seasonal appearance and growth rate -- Environmental factors -- Damage to host plants -- Galls as nutrient sinks -- The gall community -- Parasite-inquiline influence on gall shape -- Gall-inducer defense -- Honeydew and bees, yellow jackets and ants -- Insect predators -- Birds and mammals -- The gall-inducers -- Bacteria -- Fungi -- Mistletoes -- Mites -- Aphids and adelgids -- Psyllids -- Moths -- Beetles -- Leaf-mining flies -- Tephritid fruit flies -- Midges -- Wasps -- Galls accounts -- Tree galls -- Shrub galls -- Miscellaneous galls -- Native plant galls -- Ornamental plant galls -- Epilogue.

Subjects: Galls (Botany); Galls (Botany); Gall wasps; Gall wasps; Gall midges; Gall midges;

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Biology of insect-induced galls / by Shorthouse, Joseph D.(CARDINAL)334165; Rohfritsch, Odette.(CARDINAL)334164;

Includes bibliographical references and index.(cont) Biology of Dasineura affinis (Cecidomyiidae) and influence of its gall on Viola odorata / M.L. Birch, J.W. Brewer, and O. Rohfritsch -- Unique aspects in the biology of thrips-induced galls / T.N. Ananthakrishnan -- Biology of gall midges on common reed in Czechoslovakia / M. Skuhravá and V. Skuhravý -- Evolution and ecology of gall-inducing sawflies / P.W. Price -- Ecology of Pemphigus gall aphids / T.G. Whitham -- Ecological relationships of insects inhabiting cynipid galls / A.A. Wiebes-Rijks and J.D. Shorthouse -- Effects of urbanization on the distribution and abundance of the cynipid gall wasp, Disholcaspis cinerosa, on ornamental live oak in Texas, U.S.A / G.W. Frankie, D.L. Morgan, and E.E. Grissell.Introduction to cecidology / M.S. Mani -- Diversity of gall-inducing insects and their galls / F. Dreger-Jauffret and J.D. Shorthouse -- Evolution of the gall-inducing guild / J.C. Roskam -- Fossil galls / H.G. Larew -- Patterns in gall development / O. Rohfritsch -- Developmental morphology of two types of hymenopterous galls / L.A. Rey -- Strategies in gall induction by two groups of homopterans / O. Rohfritsch and M. Anthony -- The role of nutritive cells in the nutrition of cynipids and cecidomyiids / R. Bronner -- Cecidogenesis and resistance phenomena in mite-induced galls / E. Westphal -- Insect secretions and their effect on plant growth, with special reference to hemipterans / K. Hori.

Subjects: Galls (Botany); Gall insects.; Insect-plant relationships.;

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How long things live / by Fredericks, Anthony D.(CARDINAL)178995;

This fact-filled science guide explains how and why some 99 animals and plants live as long, or a briefly, as they do.Mayfly -- Gall midge -- Pine processionary moth -- Hessian fly -- Gastrotrich -- House fly -- Coral reef pygmy goby -- Mosquito -- Honey bee -- Chameleon -- Turquoise killifish -- Leaf insect -- Bedbug -- Squid -- Walking stick -- Black widow spider -- Mongolian gerbil -- Sea cucumber -- Krill -- Hummingbird -- Moose -- Chicken -- Tick -- Scallop -- Scorpion -- Millipede -- Queen ant -- Marine iguana -- Vampire bat -- Penguin -- Dog -- Snail -- Rattlesnake -- Tyrannosaurus rex -- Tarantula -- Giraffe -- Starfish -- Triceratops -- Cat -- Sloth -- Mute swan -- Polar bear -- Cow -- Goldfish -- Sundew -- Stegosaurus -- Gorilla -- Horse -- Ostrich -- Alligator -- Elephant -- Diplodocus -- Human -- Lobster -- Tortoise -- Saguaro cactus -- Rougheye rockfish -- Bowhead whale -- Koi -- Quahog clam -- Saw palmetto -- Sacred fig -- Huon pine -- Giant sequoia -- Alerce tree -- Black coral -- Bristlecone pine -- Fungus -- Norway spruce -- Creosote bush -- Mongarlowe mallee -- Box huckleberry -- Sponge -- King's lomatia -- Quaking aspen -- Sea grass -- Bacillus sphaericus -- Bacillus permians -- Jellyfish -- Hydra.

Subjects: Life spans (Biology); Longevity.;

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Extraordinary insects : the fabulous, indispensable creatures who run our world / by Sverdrup-Thygeson, Anne,author.; Moffatt, Lucy,translator.; Sverdrup-Thygeson, Anne.Insektenes planet.EnglishEnglish.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-224) and index.This enthusiastic, witty, and informative introduction to the world of insects and why we could not survive without them is "a joy" (The Times, London) and "charming...Highlighting them in all their buzzing, stinging, biting glory" (The New York Times Book Review). Insects comprise roughly half of the animal kingdom. They live everywhere--deep inside caves, 18,000 feet high in the Himalayas, inside computers, in Yellowstone's hot springs, and in the ears and nostrils of much larger creatures. There are insects that have ears on their knees, eyes on their penises, and tongues under their feet. Most of us think life would be better without bugs. In fact, life would be impossible without them. Most of us know that we would not have honey without honeybees, but without the pinhead-sized chocolate midge, cocoa flowers would not pollinate. No cocoa, no chocolate. The ink that was used to write the Declaration of Independence was derived from galls on oak trees, which are induced by a small wasp. The fruit fly was essential to medical and biological research experiments that resulted in six Nobel prizes. Blowfly larva can clean difficult wounds; flour beetle larva can digest plastic; several species of insects have been essential to the development of antibiotics. Insects turn dead plants and animals into soil. They pollinate flowers, including crops that we depend on. They provide food for other animals, such as birds and bats. They control organisms that are harmful to humans. Life as we know it depends on these small creatures. "Delivering a hail of facts with brio and precision" (Nature) Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson shows us that there is more variety among insects than we thought possible and the more you learn about insects, the more fascinating they become. Extraordinary Insects is "a very enthusiastic look at the flying, crawling, stinging bug universe world, and why we should cherish it" (The Philadelphia Inquirer). **Note: This book was previously published under the title Buzz, Sting, Bite.

Subjects: Insects.; Insects; Biodiversity conservation.;

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