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  • The Cicindelidae of Canada

    by J.B. Wallis ...
    Series series Heritage
    The bright colours and fascinating ways of this small but important group of insects attract immediate attention. Cicindelidae, or tiger beetles, are frequently encountered, but they are difficult to capture, since they are alert and elusive, and still more difficult to identify. This intensive study of the distinguishing characteristics, geographical distribution and variation, and habits and ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Tuning in to Nature

    Infrared Radiation and the Insect Communication System

    Learn how plants and insects communicate through emissions in the infrared frequency range and why poisonous pesticides do not solve the real problems facing agriculture. In this breakthrough book Phil Callahan uncovers why certain insects are attracted only to certain plants, the role of pheromones work in nature, and how plants under stress literally signal insects to come devour them. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Starting Right with Bees

    Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-36

    Series Book 36 - Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin
    Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Grow a Butterfly Garden

    Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-114

    Series Book 114 - Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin
    Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Anatomy of The Common Lemon Butterfly Pupillo Demoleus Demoleus (L)

    by SHOBHAGOYLE ...
    Contents: Foreword,Authors preface,Introduction and classification,External characters and general organization,The head,The cervix,The thorax,The abdomen Musculature,The elementary canal,The excretory system,The circulatory system,The nervous system,the reproductive system,The life history,Summary, References,Subject index. ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Using Beneficial Insects

    Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-127

    Series Book 127 - Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin
    Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Chironomids: From Genes to Ecosystems

    Edited by PS Cranston ...
    The Chironomidae popularly are called "non-biting midges" to distinguish them from their biting relatives. Although the impact of these flies excludes human-feeding and disease transmission, chironomids are still the subject of much study. This book presents current research on topics such as the use of chironomid larvae in pollution monitoring; austral chironomid patterns; biology and control; ... Read more

    $115.99 USD

  • Lutte intégrée contre les ravageurs des cultures pérennes tropicales

    Cet ouvrage fait la synthèse des principaux résultats obtenus par le Cirad au cours des 30 dernières années dans le domaine de la lutte intégrée contre les ravageurs des principales cultures pérennes tropicales. Les 7 chapitres traitent de la lutte chimique raisonnée, de l'utilisation d'insecticides sélectifs, de biopesticides et de techniques de piégeage. L'accent est également mis sur l ... Read more

    $24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Les illustrations entomologiques

    Entre science et art, ce livre expose une centaine de dessins d'insectes choisis essentiellement parmi les oeuvres des dessinateurs de l'Inra. Sur chaque planche figure le nom scientifique de l'insecte représenté ; en fin d'ouvrage, une légende plus complète renseigne sur l'identité du spécimen, la technique de dessin, l'auteur. Quelques conseils pratiques permettent au lecteur de s'initier au ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Les abeilles et l'apiculture

    Chronique historique de la Zoologie agricole française

    by Jean Louveaux ...
    Au-delà du rapport méticuleux et richement documenté sur les hommes et les structures qui ont jalonné l'histoire de l'apidologie à l'INRA, cette chronique offre un témoignage sur l'évolution des recherches aux multiples facettes suscitées par un objet expérimental d'exception : l'abeille domestique. C'est ainsi qu'aujourd'hui les chercheurs peuvent reconnaître à l'abeille un double statut : celui ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bugs In The System

    Insects And Their Impact On Human Affairs

    by May Berenbaum ...
    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. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Larvae of the North American Caddisfly Genera (Trichoptera)

    by Glenn Wiggins ...
    Series series Heritage
    Caddisflies are one of the most diverse groups of organisms living in freshwater habitats, and their larvae are involved in energy transfer at several levels within these communities. Caddisfly larvae are also remarkable because of the exquisite food-catching nets and portable cases they construct with silk and selected pieces of plant and rock materials.This book is the most comprehensive ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • A Field Guide to Common Texas Insects

    Meet the wild world of common Texas insects with this colorful and thorough introduction. Now you can identify that critter that just crawled under your bed or landed in your backyard. This extensive guide is packed with 384 color photos, thousands of facts and figures, and dozens of illustrations. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Bees

    (CW 351)

    Translated by Thomas Braatz ...
    8 Lectures in Dornach, Nov 26, 1923 to Dec 22, 1923 (CW 351)In 1923 Rudolf Steiner predicted the dire state of today's honeybee. He stated that, within fifty to eighty years, we would see the consequences of mechanizing the forces that had previously operated organically in the beehive. Such practices include breeding queen bees artificially.The fact that over sixty percent of the American ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Butterflies of Canada

    Beautifully illustrated and clearly presented, The Butterflies of Canada is an indispensable guide to all aspects of butterfly study. Butterfly collecting has long been a popular summer activity, and as the growing popularity of butterfly watching and conservatories in Ontario and British Columbia shows, butterflies are a continuing source of delight and interest to Canadians.The Butterflies of ... Read more

    $43.99 USD

  • The Caddisfly Family Phryganeidae (Trichoptera)

    Series series Heritage
    The goal of much of the scientific work in natural history museums is to explore and document the biological diversity of the planet. This book is an outstanding example of the museum tradition, offering the results of global research on the biosystematics of one of the families of case-making caddisflies, the Phryganeidae. Throughout his career as a museum curator, Glenn Wiggins has studied and ... Read more

    $41.99 USD

  • Hazards of Pesticides to Bees

    Avignon (France), September 07-09, 1999

    This collection of papers presents the advances of the ICP-BR* Working Group on Bee Protection on the methods to assess the toxicity of pesticides to bees. These forums between industry, European administrative regulatory authorities and academic research represent the first step in the evolution of legislation concerning bee protection related to the use of plant protection products.*ICP-BR = ... Read more

    $26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mosquito

    The Story of Man's Deadliest Foe

    Now in paperback--a fascinating work of popular science from a world-renowned expert on mosquitoes and a prize-winning reporter.In this lively and comprehensive portrait of the mosquito, its role in history, and its threat to mankind, Spielman and D'Antonio take a mosquito's-eye view of nature and man. They show us how mosquitoes breed, live, mate, and die, and introduce us to their enemies, both ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Insecta Coleoptera Chironidae

    L'étude taxonomique des coléoptères Chironidae de Madagascar est présentée et illustrée. Les principaux travaux sur la famille et des hypothèses sur l'origine historique et biogéographique des espèces malgaches sont proposés. Les dernières révisions ont conduit à scinder le genre éponyme Chiron Mac Leay, 1819 et à proposer deux genres et un sous-genre nouveaux : Amphiceratodon Huchet, 2000, ... Read more

    $26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Butterfly Trails

    Experience remote tropical butterfly collecting locations first hand: topography; politics; jungle; exotic butterflies and their defenses; plus the challenges facing these rare and beautiful insects and the people around them.The books starts with an introduction covering the author's collecting motivation plus observations on some of the amazing elements of butterfly life and behaviour. THe book ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Butterflies in the Backyard

    Part natural history, part gardening guide, Butterflies in the Backyard contains solid information on butterfly behavior and habitats, and also explains in careful detail how to attract these lovely creatures to your backyard with plants and feeders. Includes up-to-date information on migration and conservation efforts, as well as an identification guide for the most common North American species. ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • WG: Dragonflies

    Series series Wild Guide Series
    • First title in Stackpole Books' new Wild Guide series• A complete, expert introduction to the world of dragonflies and also covers damselflies• Detailed color drawings of different species and behaviorsDazzling in appearance, idiosyncratic in behavior, dragonflies and damselflies have long captured the imaginations of nature lovers. In this illustrated natural history guide, Cynthia Berger takes ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Ant

    Series series Animal
    Ants are legion: at present there are 11,006 species of ant known; they live everywhere in the world except the polar icecaps; and the combined weight of the ant population has been estimated to make up half the mass of all insects alive today.When we encounter them outdoors, ants fascinate us; discovered in our kitchen cupboards, they elicit horror and disgust. Charlotte Sleigh’s Ant elucidates ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Cockroach

    Series series Animal
    The cockroach could not have scuttled along, almost unchanged, for two hundred and fifty million years – some two hundred and forty-nine before man evolved – unless it was doing something right. It would be fascinating as well as instructive to have access to the cockroach’s own record of its life on earth, to know its point of view on evolution and species domination over the millennia. Such ... Read more

    $18.99 USD