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Examines the behavior of twenty insects commonly considered pests, including mosquitoes, fruit flies, gypsy moths, and Japanese beetles. Looks at how these creatures can be helpful and what we can learn from them. Insects get a bum rap, so says world renowned entomologist Gilbert Waldbauer, whose enthusiasm and engrossing writing on the subject of insects have been praised by the New York Times Book Review, the Times Literary Supplement, and many other prestigious publications. In this fascinating, beautifully illustrated book, Dr. Waldbauer explains that the bum rap is mainly due to the small percentage of bugs that are a nuisance or harmful to humanity. The pests that make up less than two percent of all insects. He profiles twenty such 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

Author

Gilbert Waldbauer

Publisher

Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781591022770

Subjects

Science, Nature, Agriculture