Insect Potpourri: Adventures in Entomology
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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 Friends
To Bee or Not to Bee Social
Hobby and Commercial Beekeeping in the United States
Bees and Pollination
Insects in White Hats-The Good Guys of Agriculture
Ladybird Beetles
The Monarch Butterfly-Our National Insect
The Honey Bee Deserves to be Our National Insect
Take Two Cicadas and Call Me in the Morning
Insects-An Overlooked Food Resources
Insects Affecting Public Health of Man and Animals
Carlos J. Finlay and Yellow Fever: A Discovery
Malaria Control and Eradication in the United States
100 Years of Entomology in the Department of Defense
Malaria and Mosquitoes in a Mexican Town
Mosquito Control-Its Impact on the Growth and Development of Florida
In Pursuit of a Better Repellent
Resolving the Screwworm Problem
Forensic Entomology
Insects as Enemies of Our Trees and Forests
The Gypsy Moth in Its Centennial Year as a Pest
Forest Entomology
Insect Pathology in Canada
Insects Around the House
War and Peace in Wardrobe and Pantry
Urban Entomology-The Sound of One Hand Clapping?
Insects and Pest Control
Termite and Beetle Research at the Wood Products Insect Research Unit at Gulfport, Mississippi
Imported Fire Ants
Cockroaches
Africanized Honey Bees in North America
Controlling Insects of Agricultural Crops
The Development of Insect Pest Management Chemicals
On the Outside Looking In on Entomology, Well, Almost-
Policing Pesky Pests on Potatoes, Peas, and Peppers
Bollworms
The Boll Weevil-Lookin' for a Home
Insect Pests of Deciduous Fruits in the Mid-Atlantic States
Interregional Research in Resolving Some Insect Pest Problems of the Corn Belt
An Abbreviated History of Insecticide Toxicology
Insects as Vectors of Plant Pathogens
Insect Behavior and Naturally Occurring Chemicals
Biotechnology Developments in Entomology
Protecting Our Environment and the Challenge of Entomology as a Career
Protecting the Environment
When the Rocks Beckoned-Biocontrol Revisited
Microbial Control of the Japanese Beetle
Training an Entomologist
Commercial Entomology for Fun and Profit
City Toads and Country Bugs
Unusual Facts About Insects and Other Arthropods
Ancient and Modern Illustrations in Entomology
Insects on Stamps
Bible References to Insects and Other Arthropods
Are the Pyramids Deified Dung Pats?
Arthropods on the Screen
Stranger Than Fiction
Entomophobia: The Case for Miss Muffet
Adult Amateur Experiences in Entomology: Breaking the Stereotypes
Mites or Acari
Appendix I: American Registry of Professional Entomologists of the Entomological Society of America
Appendix II: Purposes
Appendix III: The Entomological Society of America
Appendix IV: American Mosquito Control Association
Index
Editorial Reviews
"R.A. Morse's essay on Africanised Honey Bees is brilliantly lucid, casting a clear light on what is a subject all too often obscured by the muddy inaccuracies of sensationalism. Another excellent contribution is O. Sosa Jr.'s essay on C.J. Finlay and the discovery of the relationship between Yellow Fever and Mosquitos."
-Gordon's Entomological Home Page
