Synopses & Reviews
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.
About the Author
May Berenbaum is professor of entomology at the University of Illinois. Shes the author of 99 Gnats, Nits and Nibblers and More Maggots, Mites, and Munchers.
Table of Contents
Classification and nomenclature ("a rose-chafer by any other name...") -- Physiology -- Behavior -- Social lives -- Vegetarian lifestyles -- Eating insects -- Parasites and hosts -- Odd appetites and out-of-the-way places -- Insects and people -- Appreciating insects -- Equal time (the insect perspective).