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Bugs in the system : insects and their impact on human affairs

Title
Bugs in the system : insects and their impact on human affairs / May R. Berenbaum.
Author
Berenbaum, M. (May)
Publication
Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, [1995], ©1995.

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Description
xiii, 377 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
Summary
Entomologist discusses the good and bad aspects of the interaction between humans and insects, focusing on the benefits humans get from bugs.
Series Statement
Helix books
Uniform Title
Helix book.
Subject
  • Insects
  • Insects > Ecology
  • Insect pests
  • Beneficial insects
  • Insectes
  • Insectes > Écologie
  • Insectes nuisibles
  • Insectes utiles
  • Insetos Em Geral (Biologia)
  • Beneficial insects
  • Insect pests
  • Insects
  • Ecology
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also issued online.
Contents
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).
ISBN
  • 0201624990
  • 9780201624991
  • 0201408244
  • 9780201408249
LCCN
94014032
OCLC
  • ocm30157272
  • 30157272
  • SCSB-5811430
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries