Bugs in the System - Insects and Their Impact on Human affairs.

C A Burland

ISBN 10: 0201624990 / ISBN 13: 9780201624991

Published by Helix Books, Reading, Massachusetts, 1994

About this Item

Authoritative account of the relationships between humans and insects. 377pp with index. illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs. Bound in yellow cloth over black paper covered boards. Red lettering to spine. Top board slightly bowed, minor creasing to fore-edges of a couple of early pages and ex libris label to endpaper, otherwise very good copy in very good unclipped DJ. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 011716

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bugs in the System - Insects and Their Impact on Human affairs.
• Publisher: Helix Books, Reading, Massachusetts
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201624990
• ISBN 13: 9780201624991
• Binding: Quarter Bound Yellow Cloth
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Nature, Wildlife and Ecology

About this title

Synopsis

An account for the popular science reader of how insects impact our lives. Mary Berenbaum looks at the odd and fascinating world of insects, from the Roman Emperor Justinian sending spies to kidnap silkworms, to the discovery that maggots might actually help heal serious wounds.

From the Back Cover

The vast majority of people consider it a high priority to minimize the extent of their interaction with the insect world. Homes are sealed, sprayed, and kept meticulously clean so as to reduce the probability that they will be invaded by insects; similarly, bodies are bathed, hair is shampooed, and clothing regularly washed in order to eliminate any unwanted contact with six-legged life forms. In the overwhelmingly vast majority of daily conversations, insects are conspicuous in their absence; those rare conversations in which insects feature prominently are generally carried out in guarded tones, often with a touch of embarrassment.