Insects Spiders category: 384 books
by Steve Reeves
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
A Crash Course on How to Get Rid of Japanese Beetles
The beetle species Popillia japonica is commonly known as the Japanese beetle. It is about 15 millimetres (0.6 in) long and 10 millimetres (0.4 in) wide, with iridescent copper-colored elytra and green thorax and head. It is not very destructive...
by Joe Sorensen
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2012
True, but strange: more than a million insect species have been catalogued, yet ten times that number may exist. Even the simplest of the six-leggeds employ bizarre technologies barely understood by Science. Some of the bugs are unobtrusive; others are pesky and downright dangerous. Yet paradoxically,...
by Arthur Herzog
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
Family Attacked by Bees - Two killed. This was the beginning, barely noticed, Then the terror began to spread, terror that was to erupt into a national panic as the strange and seemingly purposeful murderous attacks of a new and vicious species of bees began to mount. Against this background a band...
by Pascale Rousseau
Language: French
Release Date: May 23, 2012
Language: French
Release Date: May 23, 2012
Maribelle et Elodie sont deux belles demoiselles vêtues de robes rouges à pois noirs. Hé oui, ce sont des coccinelles !
Suis-les dans leurs aventures et découvre la vie de ces adorables insectes.
Mais attention, ces alliées de nos jardins pourraient bien disparaître si nous ne sommes pas vigilants...
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The Life Cycles of Butterflies
From Egg to Maturity, a Visual Guide to 23 Common Garden Butterflies
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2012
This stunning photographic guide will have butterfly enthusiasts of all ages aflutter. Judy Burris and Wayne Richards include more than 400 full-color, up-close images that present the life cycles of 23 common North American butterflies in amazing detail. Watch caterpillars hatch from eggs, eat and...
Top-Bar Beekeeping
Organic Practices for Honeybee Health
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
"This is an excellent guide for hobby beekeepers who wish to keep bees using top-bar hives. Drawing on his more than 30 years of beekeeping experience in New Mexico, author Les Crowder describes in detail the special comb management techniques that this low-cost, but relatively intensive, form...
Mosquito
The Story of Man's Deadliest Foe
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
Now in paperback--a fascinating work of popular science from a world-renowned expert on mosquitoes and a prize-winning reporter.
In this lively and comprehensive portrait of the mosquito, its role in history, and its threat to mankind, Spielman and D'Antonio take a mosquito's-eye view of nature...
Plan Bee
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Hardest-Working Creatures on thePla net
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
A guided tour inside the world of bees
Overtaxed and underrecognized-and now disappearing in alarming numbers- bees are the unsung heroes of the food chain, essential for the pollination of more than ninety of the crops we eat. The hardworking, humble, and matriarchal bee finally gets her due...
by Sue Hubbell
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
A New York Times Notable Book: “A melodious mix of memoir, nature journal, and beekeeping manual” (Kirkus Reviews).
Weaving a vivid portrait of her own life and her bees’ lives, author Sue Hubbell lovingly describes the ins and outs of beekeeping on her small Missouri farm, where the...
The Honey Trail
In Pursuit of Liquid Gold and Vanishing Bees
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2010
A unique look at the history, culture, tradition, and environmental impact of honey
The Honey Trail is a global travel narrative that looks at different aspects of how honey and bees are being affected by globalization, terrorism, deforestation, the global food trade, and climate change. This...
Is Honey Vegan?
and other ethical questions about bees
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2016
"For much of the past 10 years, beekeepers, primarily in the United States and Europe, have been reporting annual hive losses of 30 percent or higher, substantially more than is considered normal or sustainable. But this winter, many U.S. beekeepers experienced losses of 40 to 50 percent or more"...
by Mark Winston, Renée Sarojini Saklikar
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2018
Listening to the Bees is a collaborative exploration by two writers to illuminate the most profound human questions: Who are we? Who do we want to be in the world?
Through the distinct but complementary lenses of science and poetry, Mark Winston and Renée Saklikar reflect on the tension...
by Adam Dodd
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2015
Ancient and strange, beetles call to mind a lost world of Egyptian magic and belief—a reminder of the fascination they’ve long held for human culture. In Beetle, Adam Dodd offers a richly illustrated, engaging account of the natural and cultural history of the beetle, from its origins more than...
Our Native Bees
North America's Endangered Pollinators and the Fight to Save Them
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
A New York Times 2018 Holiday Gift Selection
Honey bees get all the press, but the fascinating story of North America’s native bees—endangered species essential to our ecosystems and food supplies—is just as crucial. Through interviews with farmers, gardeners, scientists, and bee experts,...