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Pests - A Guide to the World's Most Maligned, Yet Misunderstood Creatures (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,881
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Pests - A Guide to the World's Most Maligned, Yet Misunderstood Creatures (Hardcover): Ross Piper

Pests - A Guide to the World's Most Maligned, Yet Misunderstood Creatures (Hardcover)

Ross Piper

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This single volume describes the animals that are most injurious and costly to humans, examining the important roles of these pests throughout history and the implications of the never-ending wars we wage against the natural world. From mosquitoes to nematodes to mice, there are a multitude of organisms and animals that pose major health risks, cause economic burdens, and even threaten famine conditions for human civilization. Addressing these problems is often extremely costly and only partially effective. Pests: A Guide to the World's Most Maligned, Yet Misunderstood Creatures presents an overview of the animals that have the greatest impact on our lives, from the creatures that eat our crops through the ones that invade our homes and those that transmit diseases. Each entry provides a brief history of our interactions with the specific pest, methods of management or eradication for the pest being discussed, and an extensive Further Reading list that includes resources on both the biology of the pest and methods of control. The author explains the complexity of the worldwide pest problem and demonstrates how some of these issues are a result of human over-population and shortsightedness, inviting readers to consider our place in nature and how other animals have adapted to and benefited from the growing human population. Includes more than 60 photographs of the pests in question as well as illustrations that highlight topics discussed throughout the book Contains more than 50 sidebars that provide greater detail and showcase the role pests play in history and current events to promote critical thinking A substantial bibliography provides readers with starting points for further reading A glossary defines specialist terminology

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Imprint: Greenwood Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: March 2011
First published: March 2011
Authors: Ross Piper
Dimensions: 236 x 163 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-38426-4
Categories: Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Wild animals > General
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LSN: 0-313-38426-6
Barcode: 9780313384264

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