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Author
Language
English
Description
"A squirrel in the garden. A rat in the wall. A pigeon on the street. Humans have spent so much of our history drawing a hard line between human spaces and wild places. When animals pop up where we don't expect or want them, we respond with fear, rage, or simple annoyance. It's no longer an animal. It's a pest. At the intersection of science, history, and narrative journalism, Pests is not a simple call to look closer at our urban ecosystem. It's...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
288 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Today we live in snug, well-furnished houses surrounded by the trappings of a civilized life. But we are not alone--we suffer a constant stream of unwanted visitors. Our houses, our food, our belongings, our very existence are under constant attack from a host of invaders eager to take advantage of our shelter, our food stores and our tasty soft furnishings. From bats in the belfry to beetles in the cellar, moths in the wardrobe and mosquitoes in...
Author
Publisher
Greenwood
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
xxxi, 282 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"... Presents an overview of the animals that have the greatest impact on our lives, from the creatures that eat our crops to the ones that invade our homes and those that transmit diseases"--From publisher description.
11) Tiny game hunting: environmentally healthy ways to trap and kill the pests in your house and garden
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
New edition.
Physical Desc
x, 268 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
12) Pest control
Series
Publisher
Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
[1990]
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
14) Exterminators
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
15) Pest control for home and garden: the safest and most effective methods for you and the environment
Author
Publisher
Consumer Reports Books
Pub. Date
[1993]
Physical Desc
xii, 372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
xviii, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
American cities have always created spaces where pests flourished and people struggled for healthy living conditions. Biehler argues that the urban ecologies that supported pests were shaped not only by the physical features of cities but also by social inequality, housing policy, and ideas about domestic space.
19) Insect pests
Author
Series
Publisher
Golden Press
Pub. Date
[1966]
Physical Desc
160 pages : color illustrations ; 16 cm.
Language
English
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