Author: Alpheus Spring PackardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Record of American Entomology for the Year 1868 ...
Author: Alpheus Spring PackardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Record of American Entomology
Author: Alpheus Spring PackardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
The American Entomologist
Author: American Entomologist and Botanist
Author: Trübner's American and Oriental Literary Record
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1022
Book Description
A monthly register of the most important works published in North and South America, in India, China, and the British colonies: with occasional notes on German, Dutch, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian books.
American Pests
Author: James E. McWilliamsPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231511361
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
The world of insects is one we only dimly understand. Yet from using arsenic, cobalt, and quicksilver to kill household infiltrators to employing the sophisticated tools of the Orkin Man, Americans have fought to eradicate the "bugs" they have learned to hate. Inspired by the still-revolutionary theories of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, James E. McWilliams argues for a more harmonious and rational approach to our relationship with insects, one that does not harm our environment and, consequently, ourselves along the way. Beginning with the early techniques of colonial farmers and ending with the modern use of chemical insecticides, McWilliams deftly shows how America's war on insects mirrors its continual struggle with nature, economic development, technology, and federal regulation. He reveals a very American paradox: the men and women who settled and developed this country sought to control the environment and achieve certain economic goals; yet their methods of agricultural expansion undermined their efforts and linked them even closer to the inexorable realities of the insect world. As told from the perspective of the often flamboyant actors in the battle against insects, American Pests is a fascinating investigation into the attitudes, policies, and practices that continue to influence our behavior toward insects. Asking us to question, if not abandon, our reckless (and sometimes futile) attempts at insect control, McWilliams convincingly argues that insects, like people, have an inherent right to exist and that in our attempt to rid ourselves of insects, we compromise the balance of nature.
Entomological Bulletins
Author: United States. Division of EntomologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History
Author: Boston Society of Natural HistoryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
Bulletin: Our Shade Trees and Their Insect Defoliators
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385301041
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Bulletin: Reports of Experiments Various Insecticide Subtances, Chiefly Upon Insects Affecting Garden Crops
Author: O. V. RileyPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385306574
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.