Bugs in the system: insects and their impact on human affairs / May R. Berenbaum
Por: Berenbaum, May Roberta [autora].
Tipo de material: Libro impreso(a) Series Editor: Reading, Massachusetts, United States of America: Addison-Wesley Basic Books, c1995Descripción: xiii, 377 páginas : fotografías, retratos ; 23 centímetros.Tipo de contenido: Texto Tipo de medio: Sin medio Tipo de portador: VolumenISBN: 0201408244; 9780201408249.Tema(s): Insectos | Plagas de insectos | Insectos útiles | Ecología de los insectos | EntomologíaClasificación: 595.7 / B7 Nota de bibliografía: Incluye bibliografía e índice: páginas 363-377 Número de sistema: 58845Recomendación de contenido:Tipo de ítem | Biblioteca actual | Colección | Signatura | Estado | Fecha de vencimiento | Código de barras |
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Incluye bibliografía e índice: páginas 363-377
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. eng