Download or read book Never Home Alone written by Rob Dunn and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A natural history of the wilderness in our homes, from the microbes in our showers to the crickets in our basements Even when the floors are sparkling clean and the house seems silent, our domestic domain is wild beyond imagination. In Never Home Alone, biologist Rob Dunn introduces us to the nearly 200,000 species living with us in our own homes, from the Egyptian meal moths in our cupboards and camel crickets in our basements to the lactobacillus lounging on our kitchen counters. You are not alone. Yet, as we obsess over sterilizing our homes and separating our spaces from nature, we are unwittingly cultivating an entirely new playground for evolution. These changes are reshaping the organisms that live with us -- prompting some to become more dangerous, while undermining those species that benefit our bodies or help us keep more threatening organisms at bay. No one who reads this engrossing, revelatory book will look at their homes in the same way again.
Download or read book Insects Do the Strangest Things written by Leonora Hornblow and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1990-04-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes nineteen insects that have peculiar and strange characteristics, such as the camouflage of the walking stick, the driver ants that prefer people to picnics, and the bugs that row themselves like boats on the water's surface.
Download or read book Insect Homes written by Therese Hopkins and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the different types of homes that insects build.
Download or read book Miniature Lives written by Michelle Gleeson and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We can’t avoid insects. They scurry past us in the kitchen, pop up in our gardens, or are presented to us in jars by inquisitive children. Despite encountering them on a daily basis, most people don’t know an aphid from an antlion, and identifying an insect using field guides or internet searches can be daunting. Miniature Lives provides a range of simple strategies that people can use to identify and learn more about the insects in their homes and gardens. Featuring a step-by-step, illustrated identification key and detailed illustrations and colour photographs, the book guides the reader through the basics of entomology (the study of insects). Simple explanations, amusing analogies and quirky facts describe where insects live, how they grow and protect themselves, the clues they leave behind and their status as friend or foe in a way that is both interesting and easy to understand. Gardeners, nature lovers, students, teachers, and parents and grandparents of bug-crazed kids will love this comprehensive guide to the marvellous diversity of insects that surrounds us and the miniature lives they lead.
Download or read book Insect Homes written by Lydia Carlin and published by Scholastic. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Insects at Home written by John George Wood and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Insect Homes written by Bobbie Kalman and published by New York ; St. Catharines, Ont. : Crabtree Pub.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From giant termite mounds to intricate hives, Insect Homes provides children with a fascinating description of the many types of homes that insects build. Kids will be surprised to learn the amount of work it takes for these tiny creatures to create "a place to call home." In this interesting and easy-to-read book, children will learn about - The reasons why insects build homes - The materials insects use to create shelters - The different homes that solitary and social insects make - How social insects, including ants and termites, work together to build homes Teacher's guide available.
Download or read book The Beetle and Butterfly Collection A Guide to Collecting Arranging and Preserving Insects at Home written by Harland Coultas and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Beetle and Butterfly Collection” is a classic guide to collecting, arranging, and preserving various insects at home. Written with the amateur in mind, it contains simple, step-by-step instructions that will prove invaluable to anyone with an interest in insect collecting and preservation. Contents include: “Setting-Out and Maintaining Beatles and Butterflies”, “The Parts of a Beetle”, “The Classification”, “Lepidoptera, or Butterflies and Moths”, “Classification of Butterflies”, “The Lepidarium”, “The Outline Sketch of the Insect Orders”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in a new, affordable, modern edition complete with the original text and artwork.
Download or read book Insects at Home written by John George Wood and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Insect control at home written by Owen Jones and published by Tektime. This book was released on 2024-03-18 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to this exploration of the past, present and future of pest management in “Insect Control: Navigating the Frontier of Cutting-Edge Control Solutions”. In this dynamic journey, we unravel the tapestry of cutting-edge technologies reshaping the age-old battle against pests. The evolving landscape of insect control is no longer confined to conventional methods but embraces an array of revolutionary solutions driven by smart devices, artificial intelligence, and innovative traps. As the realms of technology and entomology converge, “Insect Control” serves as your navigational guide, unveiling the transformative power of precision, efficiency, and sustainability in pest control. We embark on a quest to redefine the relationship between humans and insects, transcending traditional approaches to create a harmonious coexistence. The chapters within this book delve into the depths of smart sensors that monitor insect movements in real-time, AI algorithms that predict and counter pest behaviour, and traps that revolutionise how we capture and control pests. From the bustling urban environments to vast agricultural landscapes, these innovations offer a glimpse into a future where pest management is not just a reaction but a proactive, anticipatory endeavour. Join us on this technological odyssey, where innovation meets entomology, and the age-old struggle against pests transforms into a saga of ingenuity and sustainability. “Insect Control” is more than a guide; it's a glimpse into the future of pest control—an era where the precision of technology harmonises with the resilience of nature to create environments free from invasive intruders. Let the exploration begin! Translator: Owen Jones PUBLISHER: TEKTIME
Download or read book Insects Build Their Homes written by Gladys Conklin and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the ways various insects shelter themselves and their young.
Download or read book Insects and Their Homes written by Hidetomo Oda and published by Steck-Vaughn. This book was released on 1986 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses how leaf-cutting bees, ants, bagworms, and other insects make their homes.
Download or read book Bugs in Our Homes written by Jill Eggleton and published by Heinemann Secondary Education. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bold, colourful readers with kid-friendly characters and subjects they'd choose for themselves.
Download or read book Bug Homes written by Charlotte Guillain and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Books in this series introduce readers to the exciting world of insects and arachnids. Each title uses simple text and vibrant photographs to introduce one important bug feature or behavior. In ÒBug Homes,Ó children learn about the many different habitats that provide homes for bugs.
Download or read book Insects at home a popular account of British insects written by John George Wood and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book For Love of Insects written by Thomas Eisner and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2005-10-31 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine beetles ejecting defensive sprays as hot as boiling water; female moths holding their mates for ransom; caterpillars disguising themselves as flowers by fastening petals to their bodies; termites emitting a viscous glue to rally fellow soldiers--and you will have entered an insect world once beyond imagining, a world observed and described down to its tiniest astonishing detail by Thomas Eisner. The story of a lifetime of such minute explorations, For Love of Insects celebrates the small creatures that have emerged triumphant on the planet, the beneficiaries of extraordinary evolutionary inventiveness and unparalleled reproductive capacity. To understand the success of insects is to appreciate our own shortcomings, Eisner tells us, but never has a reckoning been such a pleasure. Recounting exploits and discoveries in his lab at Cornell and in the field in Uruguay, Australia, Panama, Europe, and North America, Eisner time and again demonstrates how inquiry into the survival strategies of an insect leads to clarifications beyond the expected; insects are revealed as masters of achievement, forms of life worthy of study and respect from even the most recalcitrant entomophobe. Filled with descriptions of his ingenious experiments and illustrated with photographs unmatched for their combination of scientific content and delicate beauty, Eisner's book makes readers participants in the grand adventure of discovery on a scale infinitesimally small, and infinitely surprising.
Download or read book Urban Entomology written by Walter Ebeling and published by Division of Agricultural Sciences University of California. This book was released on 1975 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
