Bugs In The System: Insects And Their Impact On Human Affairs

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Basic Books, 18 juin 1996 - 400 pages

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.

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Classification and Nomenclature
1
Physiology
12
Behavior
38
Social Lives
59
Vegetarian Lifestyles
99
Eating Insects
151
Parasites and Hosts
191
Odd Appetites and OutoftheWay Places
240
Insects and People
274
Appreciating Insects
315
Equal Time The Insect Perspective
344
Appendix
351
Index
363
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May Berenbaum is professor of entomology at the University of Illinois. She's the author of 99 Gnats, Nits and Nibblers and More Maggots, Mites, and Munchers.

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