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Backhuys Publishers Insect Potpourri Adventures in Entomology 1992 Edition by Adams
This book gives a popularized account of entomology and working in entomology in the USA. The 7 chapters by various authors cover: useful insects such as bees, insects that help control pests, insects as medicine and as food; insects and public health, including mosquitoes, the diseases they carry and their control, an account of the work of medical entomologists in the armed forces of the USA, memories of working on the development of early insect repellents, on control of screwworm and the role of dipteran larvae in forensic entomology; forest pests and their control, in particular the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar); domestic insects and their control, work on termites [Isoptera] and other pests of timber, an account of the problems of imported fireants (Solenopsis spp.) and Africanized honey bees, and cockroaches in an urban environment; agricultural pests including the development stages of control chemicals, a discussion on the public and scientific attitudes to insecticides and their alternatives, a description of bollworms, the boll weevil (Anthronomus grandis) and pests of fruits and corn [maize], a history of insecticides, insects as plant pathogen vectors and the role of biotechnology in insect control. The final chapter contains 'unusual facts' about insects and other arthropods. The text is interspersed with cartoons by Gary Larson and the appendices provide information on the American registry of Professional Entomologists of the Entomological Society of America, on the Society itself and on the American Mosquito Control Association. Table of contents :- Insects as FriendsTo Bee or Not to Bee SocialHobby and Commercial Beekeeping in the United StatesBees and PollinationInsects in White Hats-The Good Guys of AgricultureLadybird BeetlesThe Monarch Butterfly-Our National InsectThe Honey Bee Deserves to be Our National InsectTake Two Cicadas and Call Me in the MorningInsects-An Overlooked Food ResourcesInsects Affecting Public Health of Man and AnimalsCarlos J. Finlay and Yellow Fever: A DiscoveryMalaria Control and Eradication in the United States100 Years of Entomology in the Department of DefenseMalaria and Mosquitoes in a Mexican TownMosquito Control-Its Impact on the Growth and Development of FloridaIn Pursuit of a Better RepellentResolving the Screwworm ProblemForensic EntomologyInsects as Enemies of Our Trees and ForestsThe Gypsy Moth in Its Centennial Year as a PestForest EntomologyInsect Pathology in CanadaInsects Around the HouseWar and Peace in Wardrobe and PantryUrban Entomology-The Sound of One Hand Clapping?Insects and Pest ControlTermite and Beetle Research at the Wood Products Insect Research Unit at Gulfport, MississippiImported Fire AntsCockroachesAfricanized Honey Bees in North AmericaControlling Insects of Agricultural CropsThe Development of Insect Pest Management ChemicalsOn the Outside Looking In on Entomology, Well, Almost-Policing Pesky Pests on Potatoes, Peas, and PeppersBollwormsThe Boll Weevil-Lookin' for a HomeInsect Pests of Deciduous Fruits in the Mid-Atlantic StatesInterregional Research in Resolving Some Insect Pest Problems of the Corn BeltAn Abbreviated History of Insecticide ToxicologyInsects as Vectors of Plant PathogensInsect Behavior and Naturally Occurring ChemicalsBiotechnology Developments in EntomologyProtecting Our Environment and the Challenge of Entomology as a CareerProtecting the EnvironmentWhen the Rocks Beckoned-Biocontrol RevisitedMicrobial Control of the Japanese BeetleTraining an EntomologistCommercial Entomology for Fun and ProfitCity Toads and Country BugsUnusual Facts About Insects and Other ArthropodsAncient and Modern Illustrations in EntomologyInsects on StampsBible References to Insects and Other ArthropodsAre the Pyramids Deified Dung Pats?Arthropods on the ScreenStranger Than FictionEntomophobia: The Case for Miss MuffetAdult Amateur Experiences in Entomology: Breaking the StereotypesMites or AcariAppendix I: American Registry of Professional Entomologists of the Entomological Society of AmericaAppendix II: PurposesAppendix III: The Entomological Society of AmericaAppendix IV: American Mosquito Control AssociationIndex