Entomology

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626176645Author Christina LeafFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Bellwether MediaPublisher Bellwether MediaWeight(grams) 204g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807511619Author Sue FliessFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Albert Whitman & CompanyPublisher Albert Whitman & Company

Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri, is an insect pest which transmits a bacterium, Candidatus liberibacter asiaticus (Clas) through newly emergent foliage of citrus trees. This causes a disease known as Huanglongbing (HLB), which has become the...

One of the themes of the 20th International Congress of Entomology held in Florence in August 1996 was ecology and population dynamics, with papers presented on single species dynamics, population interactions, and community ecology. This text contains a...

A number of species of Thysanoptera (thrips) are increasingly important crop pests in many parts of the world, as well as in some cases being vectors of plant disease. Communicating the known information about a species of organism is dependent on our...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789245523Author Christos G AthanassiouFormat HardbackPage Count 136Imprint CABI PublishingPublisher CABI PublishingWeight(grams) 445g

Termites are of great interest to both entomologists and those concerned with pest management. On the one hand their complex social systems and nest building make them fascinating for students of insect behaviour, while on the other they are major pests...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780395911846Author Roger Tory PetersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton Mifflin

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781561458837Author Cathryn SillFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Peachtree Publishing CompanyPublisher Peachtree Publishing CompanyWeight(grams) 204g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781487592714Author J B WallisFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto PressWeight(grams) 150g

The ant fauna of the Fijian archipelago is a diverse assemblage of endemic radiations, pan-Pacific species, and exotics introduced from around the world. "The Ants of Fiji" describes the entire Fijian ant fauna, and includes the results of a...

Insects and plants, whether or not they coevolved, have intimate interrelationships. This book concisely yet thoroughly describes these phenomena. In one chapter the salient facts known about carnivorous plants are described. In another, ant and plant...

Since the second half of the 20th Century, our agricultural bee pollinators have faced mounting threats from ecological disturbance and pan-global movement of pathogens and parasites. At the same time, the area of pollinator-dependent crops is increasing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580896894Author Jerry PallottaFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Publisher Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.

The Heliconius butterflies are one of the classic systems in evolutionary biology and have contributed hugely to our understanding of evolution over the last 150 years. Their dramatic radiation and remarkable mimicry has fascinated biologists since the...

Butterflies have always served as a metaphor for resurrection and transformation, but as Sharman Apt Russell points out in this lyrical meditation, butterflies are above all objects of obsession. She reveals the logic behind our endless fascination with...

The cockroach is truly an evolutionary wonder. This definitive volume provides a complete overview of suborder Blattaria, highlighting the diversity of these amazing insects in their natural environments. Beginning with a foreword by Edward O. Wilson,...

Beekeeping is a sixteen-billion-dollar-a-year business. But the invaluable honey bee now faces severe threats from diseases, mites, pesticides, and overwork, not to mention the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder, which causes seemingly healthy bees to...

Jurgen Tautz, renowned German bee researcher explains how bees communicate. Exciting and surprising new insights on communication between bees. During the history of bee research, scientists have peered deep into the inner life of bee colonies and...

Winner of the Association of American Publishers PROSE Award for Excellence in Biological and Life SciencesA world-renowned researcher of animal behavior reveals the extraordinary orienteering skills of desert ants, offering a thrilling account of the...

The psychological connections between humans and insects are tantalizing and complex. Through both evolutionary associations and cultural representations, insects have deeply infested our minds. They frighten, disgust, and sometimes enchant us. Whatever...

The Coccinellidae are a family of beetles, known variously as ladybirds or ladybugs. In Britain alone, some 46 species belong to the Coccinellidae family, although only 26 of these are recognisably ladybirds. Composed largely of Professor Michael...

Among the largest of all insects, dragonflies and damselflies are conspicuous. Active during the day, often brightly colored, and extremely photogenic-something about their appearance and dashing flight suggests a primeval world of tree ferns and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781851532155Author Richard LewingtonPage Count 8Imprint Field Studies CouncilPublisher Field Studies Council

Did you know that the world's largest millipede is the length of a string of spaghetti? Or that the longest beetle on the planet can break a pencil with its powerful jaws? "Big Bugs Life-size" is the first book to feature life-size photographs of all the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904846420Author D V AlfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Northern Bee BooksPublisher Northern Bee BooksWeight(grams) 141gDimensions(mm) 244mm *...

Bugs Rule! provides a lively introduction to the biology and natural history of insects and their noninsect cousins, such as spiders, scorpions, and centipedes. This richly illustrated textbook features more than 830 color photos, a concise overview of...

Physiological Systems in Insects, Fourth Edition explores why insects have become the dominant animals on the planet. Sections describe the historical investigations that have led us to our current understanding of insect systems. Integrated within a...

Over half a century of brilliant scientific detective work, the Nobel Prize-winning biologist Karl von Frisch learned how the world, looks, smells, and tastes to a bee. More significantly, he discovered their dance language and their ability to use the...

An introduction to insect physiology, genetics and behaviour which looks at the interaction between humans and insects, and explores both the positive and negative aspects of the relationship.About the AuthorMay Berenbaum is professor of entomology at...

Despite numerous scientific investigations on vector-borne human infections such as malaria, Lyme disease and typhus these diseases continue to threaten human health. Understanding the role of vectors in disease transmission, and the most appropriate...

Green pesticides, also called ecological pesticides, are pesticides derived from organic sources which are considered environmentally friendly and are causing less harm to human and animal health and to habitats and the ecosystem. Essential oils based...

Phil Lester's first book, The Vulgar Wasp, was about one of the world's most hated insects. His second is about just the opposite - the honey bee, arguably one of our best-loved six-legged creatures. People have revered honey bees for centuries. Today we...

While silk derived from silkworm has been of economic importance for centuries, more recently silkworm has been found to have utility in biomedicine. This has attracted attention for expressing eukaryotic recombinant proteins, which require...

Ever since the discovery of fossil remains of extinct animals associated with flint implements, bones and other animal remains have been providing invaluable information to the archaeologist. In the last 20 years many archaeologists and zoologists have...

Here is a brilliant introduction to insect and plant ecology focusing on one of nature's most adaptive creatures, the bumblebee. Survival for the bumblebee depends on its ability to regulate body temperature through a complex energy exchange, and it is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580898157Author Claudia Guadalupe MartinezFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Publisher Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807085134Author Jean-Henri FabreFormat PaperbackPage Count 356Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 428g

Dinosaurs, however toothy, did not rule the earth - and neither do humans. But what were and are the true potentates of our planet? Insects, says Scott Richard Shaw - millions and millions of insects. Starting in the shallow oceans of ancient earth and...

The first and second editions of Medical and Veterinary Entomology, edited by Gary R. Mullen and Lance A. Durden, published in 2002 and 2009, respectively, have been highly praised and become widely used as a textbook for classroom instruction. This...