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Insects visit flowers / by Pascoe, Elaine.(CARDINAL)180771; Kuhn, Dwight,illustrator.(CARDINAL)196680;
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.Explains how insects use plants for food and how their presence is helpful to the plants.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Insect-plant relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Principal sunflower bees of North America with emphasis on the Southwestern United States (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) / by Hurd, Paul D.(Paul David),1921-1982(CARDINAL)287996; LeBerge, Wallace E.,joint author.; Linsley, E. Gorton(Earle Gorton),1910-2000,joint author.(CARDINAL)293237;
Bibliography: pages 143-153.
Subjects: Bees; Bees; Sunflowers.; Insect-plant relationships; Insect-plant relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The chemistry of plants and insects : plants, bugs, and molecules / by Séquin, Margareta,author.(CARDINAL)895287;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Part 1. The plant perspectives. Plants attracting insects -- Plants that eat insects -- Plants' defense against insects -- Part 2. The insect perspective. Insects and their chemistry -- Insects feeding on plants -- Plant galls : protection and food for the young -- Insects that use plant defenses for their own protection -- Insects that provide protection for plants -- Part 3. Plants and insects : the human perspective. Human uses -- Plant-insect interactions and the human role."Specific organic compounds and intriguing chemistry determine whether insects are keen on feeding on plants or avoid certain plants altogether. Some insects have learned to use plant compounds as their own defences, and some plants use digestive processes to use insects as nutritional supplements. Plant-insect interactions are vital for our food supply, for pollination of orchards or detrimentally in insect infestations of crops, as well as in applications like silk production. This book benefits from Margareta Séquin's vast experience leading field trips and seminars to botanical gardens and nature reserves, and teaching chemistry to beginners. Organic chemistry is often seen as a challenging, sometimes abstract field. This book makes chemistry exciting and accessible for readers interested in a deeper understanding of the natural world."--
Subjects: Insect-plant relationships.; Insects; Plants; Chemistry, Organic.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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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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Insects and flowers : the biology of a partnership / by Barth, Friedrich G.,1940-(CARDINAL)325330;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 372-392) and index.
Subjects: Insect-plant relationships.; Pollination by insects.; Flowers.; Angiosperms.; Coevolution.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Monarchs and milkweed : a migrating butterfly, a poisonous plant, and their remarkable story of coevolution / by Agrawal, Anurag A.,author.(CARDINAL)341474;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-270) and index.Welcome to the monarchy -- The arms race -- The chemistry of medicine and poison -- Waiting, mating, and migrating -- Hatching and defending -- Saving up to raise a family -- The milkweed village -- The autumn migration -- Long live the monarchy!Monarch butterflies are one of nature's most recognizable creatures, known for their bright colors and epic annual migration from the United States and Canada to Mexico. Yet there is much more to the monarch than its distinctive presence and mythic journeying. In Monarchs and Milkweed, Anurag Agrawal presents a vivid investigation into how the monarch butterfly has evolved closely alongside the milkweed--a toxic plant named for the sticky white substance emitted when its leaves are damaged--and how this inextricable and intimate relationship has been like an arms race over the millennia, a battle of exploitation and defense between two fascinating species. The monarch life cycle begins each spring when it deposits eggs on milkweed leaves. But this dependency of monarchs on milkweeds as food is not reciprocated, and milkweeds do all they can to poison or thwart the young monarchs. Agrawal delves into major scientific discoveries, including his own pioneering research, and traces how plant poisons have not only shaped monarch-milkweed interactions but have also been culturally important for centuries. Agrawal presents current ideas regarding the recent decline in monarch populations, including habitat destruction, increased winter storms, and lack of milkweed--the last one a theory that the author rejects. He evaluates the current sustainability of monarchs and reveals a novel explanation for their plummeting numbers. Lavishly illustrated with more than eighty color photos and images, Monarchs and Milkweed takes readers on an unforgettable exploration of one of nature's most important and sophisticated evolutionary relationships.
Subjects: Monarch butterfly.; Milkweed butterflies.; Milkweeds.; Coevolution.; Monarch butterfly; Insect-plant relationships.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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The principal Larrea bees of the southwestern United States (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) / by Hurd, Paul D.(Paul David),1921-1982(CARDINAL)287996; Linsley, E. Gorton(Earle Gorton),1910-2000,joint author.(CARDINAL)293237;
Bibliography: pages 70-74.
Subjects: Bees; Insect-plant relationships; Creosote bush.; Insects;
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Insects and flowers : a biological partnership / by Brackenbury, John.(CARDINAL)374895;
Includes bibliographical references (page 156) and index.The flower as a food source -- The market for pollen -- Flower types and their pollination -- The visual world of an insect -- How insects see flowers -- Insects and flowers in a dry climate.
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Pollination by insects.; Insect-plant relationships.; Insects; Flowers;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Honey bees and flowers / by Schaefer, Lola M.,1950-(CARDINAL)208774;
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.Simple text and photographs introduce the role of flowers in the lives of honeybees.NC650LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Bees; Bees; Honeybee; Honeybee; Honeybee; Insect-plant relationships; Insect-plant relationships;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The bee friendly garden : easy ways to help the bees and make your garden grow / by Purdie, Doug,author.(CARDINAL)626311;
Think like a bee -- The birds and the bees -- The war on weeds -- The world of bees -- Simple changes anyone can make -- Let's get gardening -- Edible plants -- Native plants -- Exotic plants -- Beehives and bee motels -- The good, the bad and the ugly: other garden insects -- Conclusion: the pollinator highway.A grower's handbook to attracting bees and other beneficial insects.The Bee Friendly Garden is a guide for all gardeners great and small to encouraging bees and other good bugs to your green space...Includes: - How bees forage and why your garden needs them - A comprehensive plant guide to bee friendly plants - Simple changes anybody can make - Ideas for gardens of all sizes - Natural pest control and companion planting advice.
Subjects: Garden ecology.; Bee culture.; Plants, Ornamental.; Insect-plant relationships.; Gardening to attract wildlife.; Honey plants.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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