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May 2004
features
books and movies about
Insects
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Insects
and gardens
by Eric Grissell
577.554 Gri
With a sound basis in science and practical grounding in gardening
experience, the author seeks to introduce the reader to insect biology
and the roles of insects in garden ecology. Unlike other books
on insects for gardeners, this is not a handbook on how to recognize
and eliminate pests. Instead, the book casts a more appreciative
eye on the doing of class Insecta and seeks to find a middle ground in
which both humankind and insectkind can share the garden to mutual
benefit.
A field guide to the insects of America north of Mexico
by Donald J. Borror and Richard E. White
Ref 595.7 Bor
Includes detailed descriptions of insect orders, families, and many
individual species. The books features 1300 drawings with 142
color paintings, size lines on illustrations which show the actual
length of each insect, a glossary and text to explain the technical
terms of insect anatomy, and the unique Peterson Identification System
which uses arrows on the paintings to show what distinguishes one
insect from another.
National
Audubon Society field guide to North American insects and spiders
by Lorus and Margery Milne
Ref 595.7 Mil
This all photographic field guide to North American insects and
spiders includes 702 full-color identification photographs of living
insects and spiders in their natural habitats. Close-up
photographs are arranged by shape and color, with a unique visual key,
for simple and accurate identification.
Butterflies
and moths
by David Carter
Ref 595.78 Car
An Eyewitness Handbook packed with 600 vivid full-color photographs of
more than 500 species of butterflies and moths from all over the
world, the handbook's authoritative and systematic photographic
approach never separates the words from the pictures.
Classic
Wisconsin Butterflies
595.78 Cla VIDEO
Shows more than 50 different butterflies which represent a majority of Wisconsin's most significant resident and migratory species. Covers
identification, habitats, common and scientific names, average sizes, coloration, key features, sexual differences, distribution, flight times, relative abundance, and larval food plants.
The
National Audubon Society field guide to North American Butterflies
by Robert Michael Pyle
Ref 595.78 Pyl
This all photographic field guide features 1014 full-color images of
living butterflies, caterpillars, and chrysalises in their natural
habitat. All the true butterflies and most of the common
skippers of North America north of Mexico are covered, with complete descriptions
of for 600 species and notes on 70 others.
Boxelder bug variations : a meditation on an idea in language and music
by Bill Holm
818.5409 Hol
"Boxelder Bug Variations is like a cross between The Far Side and
Doonesbury written by Whitman and Thoreau on an afternoon when they
were feeling a little more loose than is usually acceptable. Holm
obviously had fun writing this book.” —Minnesota Daily
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