Nature : Insects & Spiders

Wetas are native to New Zealand and in evolutionary terms are insect ''dinosaurs'' within the Orthoptera. Related species occur in South Africa, Australia, North America and to a lesser extent, Europe. This book brings together all known information on these groups. more...

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Presenting strategies for alleviating biotic stresses, this work explores how the modern tools of biotechnology can be used in pest management for sustainable crop production, the biosafety of transgenic crops and conservation. It covers issues ranging from host plant resistance to the application of molecular approaches for pest management. more...

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Butterfly enthusiasts, nature lovers, and curious general readers will perhaps be surprised to learn that Florida's butterfly fauna is unique--and that, until the appearance of this volume, there has been no adequate field guide for the butterflies of this region. This guide simplifies identification by illustrating only species found in Florida--using superb photographs of live butterflies coupled with detailed range maps and identification data. It also offers, with unprecedented detail, much information on flight times and abundances for each of five Florida subregions, including reports on 70 localities in which to find butterflies. Lastly, discussions of the foodplants for each species along with suggestions for attracting these species to one's garden make this work invaluable for all Florida gardeners interested in butterflies. more...

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With spectacularly beautiful colour photographs and an easy understandable text The Buzz about Bees tells the story of honeybees in a new perspective. Based on the latest data, notably from his own research group, JA1/4rgen Tautz provides a wonderful insight into the realms of bees. In contrast to the view of bee colonies as perfect societies of selfless individuals ruled by a queen, Tautz introduces them as a "superorganism," a self organizing and complex adaptive system based on a network of communication; a fascinating result of evolution a" a mammal in several bodies. The entire range of astonishing bee activities is described. Remarkable action photographs never shown before present bees busy with cell cleaning, caring for the brood, serving in the queena (TM)s court, visiting flowers, receiving nectar, producing honey, comb building, entrance guarding, heating and cooling. Spotlights include bees grooming, swarming, fighting, telephoning, sleeping and communicating by high-toned beeping, scents and dances. more...

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Toutes les espèces d'hémiptères (y compris les homoptères) signalées au Canada et en Alaska sont recensées dans cette publication. L'information comprend aussi des données de répartition par territoire politique. La liste est présentée selon la hiérarchie taxonomique et ponctuée de renvois à de listes alphabétiques des genres et des espèces. more...

Price: $39.95