Author : Richard Fagerlund
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 10,6 MB
Release : 2002
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780826328359
How to control household pests in a more environmentally friendly way.
Author : Richard Fagerlund
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 31,37 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780826333636
This sequel to the authors' Ask the Bugman (2002) contains more valuable information on how to identify assorted insects and arthropods and the best ways to keep them out of your house, all presented with the wry humor that fans of Fagerlund's nationally distributed newspaper column have come to treasure. Fagerlund and Strange are proponents of Integrated Pest Management rather than the technique they label "Spray and Pray" used by most exterminating businesses. Anyone concerned about the health effects of pesticides will want to follow the useful advice in The Bugman on Bugs, including specific information on what kinds of substances and techniques work best for particular pests. p>In addition to illustrated chapters on roaches, ants, flies, spiders, centipedes and scorpions, fleas, lice, bed bugs, mice, termites, and other kinds of pests, the authors discuss human reactions to these creatures, turning their attention both to phobias and to the place of insects in our religious and spiritual lives. Amazing pest control tales are sprinkled throughout the book (have you thought about greasing your linens with hog lard to make yourself disgusting even to fleas?), as well as peculiar facts and even a recipe for sautéed termites.
Author : Suzy Gazlay
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 15,63 MB
Release : 2009-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780778748540
Looks at ways of teaching, learning, and informing others about environmental issues, how these activities can have a beneficial effect on the environment and human society, and career opportunities available in these areas.
Author : Amy Stewart
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 34,68 MB
Release : 2017-08-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1616206993
Did you know there are zombie bugs that not only eat other bugs but also inhabit and control their bodies? There’s even a wasp that delivers a perfectly-placed sting in a cockroach’s brain and then leads the roach around by its antennae — like a dog on a leash. Scorpions glow in ultraviolet light. Lots of bugs dine on corpses. And if you want to know how much it hurts to get stung by a bullet ant (hint: it really, really hurts), you can consult the Schmidt Sting Pain Index. It ranks the pain produced by ants and other stinging creatures. How does it work? Dr. Schmidt, the scientist who created it, voluntarily subjected himself to the stings of 150 species. Organized into thematic categories (Everyday Dangers, Unwelcome Invaders, Destructive Pests, and Terrible Threats) and featuring full-color illustrations by Briony Morrow-Cribbs, Wicked Bugs is an educational and creepy-cool guide to the worst of the worst of insects, arachnids, and other arthropods. This is the young readers adaptation of Amy Stewart’s bestselling book for adult readers.
Author : Amy Stewart
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 21,2 MB
Release : 2011-05-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1616200634
In this darkly comical look at the sinister side of our relationship with the natural world, Stewart has tracked down over one hundred of our worst entomological foes—creatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. From the world’s most painful hornet, to the flies that transmit deadly diseases, to millipedes that stop traffic, to the “bookworms” that devour libraries, to the Japanese beetles munching on your roses, Wicked Bugs delves into the extraordinary powers of six- and eight-legged creatures. With wit, style, and exacting research, Stewart has uncovered the most terrifying and titillating stories of bugs gone wild. It’s an A to Z of insect enemies, interspersed with sections that explore bugs with kinky sex lives (“She’s Just Not That Into You”), creatures lurking in the cupboard (“Fear No Weevil”), insects eating your tomatoes (“Gardener’s Dirty Dozen”), and phobias that feed our (sometimes) irrational responses to bugs (“Have No Fear”). Intricate and strangely beautiful etchings and drawings by Briony Morrow-Cribbs capture diabolical bugs of all shapes and sizes in this mixture of history, science, murder, and intrigue that begins—but doesn’t end—in your own backyard.
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Page : 66 pages
File Size : 46,29 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Fleas
ISBN :
Author : Alecia T. Devantier
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 36,75 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 143811169X
Ever wonder who wrangles the animals during a movie shoot? What it takes to be a brewmaster? How that play-by-play announcer got his job? What it is like to be a secret shopper? The new.
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Page : 512 pages
File Size : 25,46 MB
Release : 2009-07
Category : New Mexico
ISBN :
Author : Richard L Epstein
Publisher : Advanced Reasoning Forum
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 44,79 MB
Release : 2018-11-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1938421337
This fifth edition of Critical Thinking by the noted logician Richard L. Epstein is practical, engaging, and easy to teach. Students enjoy and understand it because it is clear and has hundreds of examples using a cast of characters who reason as we do every day. More than 1,000 exercises lead students to be able to reason well in their courses and their lives. Essay writing lessons and visual writing lessons, using the cast of characters, teach students that first comes clear thinking and then comes clear writing. A complete and comprehensive Instructor's Manual makes the text easy to teach and grade. New to this edition: chapters on explanations and reasoning in the sciences. • Over 1,000 examples and exercises from daily life. • A dozen original writing lessons fully integrated with the text. • Unique cartoon writing lessons help students apply critical thinking to non-verbal situations.
Author : Zoe Leger
Publisher : Zoe Leger
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 18,76 MB
Release : 2024-08-18
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1999052757
For many insect infestations, we just never know when it began. For some, you're not even sure what the insect is never mind how to get rid of it. And with so much misinformation and disinformation online it's easy to feel unsure of what the best course of action is. Little Buggers! offers the correct facts you need to identify the insect, treat the infestation, and the steps required both inside and outside your home to prevent an infestation.
