| Insights from Insects: What Bad Bugs Can Teach Us Contributor(s): Waldbauer, Gilbert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1591022770 ISBN-13: 9781591022770 Publisher: Prometheus Books OUR PRICE: $18.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: In this fascinating, beautifully illustrated book, Dr. Waldbauer explains that only a small percentage of bugs are a nuisance or harmful to humanity. He profiles 20 such "troublesome bugs," showing how the study of these creatures has led scientists to many basic discoveries that have enhanced our understanding of life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Insects & Spiders - Science | Life Sciences - Botany |
| Dewey: 632.7 |
| LCCN: 2004026928 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.80 lbs) 311 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This fascinating, beautifully illustrated book profiles twenty "troublesome bugs," showing how the study of these creatures has led scientists to many basic discoveries that have enhanced our understanding of life. The reader learns how an American entomologist was awarded France's gold medal of honor for rescuing the French wine industry from destruction by the aphid-like "grape phylloxera"; how the World Health Organization almost completely eradicated malaria through the use of DDT before the insect adapted to the insecticide and became resistant; how some insects disguise themselves to avoid detection; how others survive the subzero temperatures of winter; why some flies have a uterus and a mammary gland; and many more strange and tantalizing true tales about these wonderful, troublesome "pests"-pests that have taught us vital lessons about survival, nature, and the environment. |