{"product_id":"insights-from-insects-gilbert-waldbauer-9781591022770","title":"Insights from Insects: What Bad Bugs Can Teach Us","description":"This fascinating, beautifully illustrated book profiles twenty \"troublesome bugs,\" showing how the study of these creatures has led scientists to many basic discoveries that have enhanced our understanding of life.The reader learns how an American entomologist was awarded France's gold medal of honor for rescuing the French wine industry from destruction by the aphid-like \"grape phylloxera\"; how the World Health Organization almost completely eradicated malaria through the use of DDT before the insect adapted to the insecticide and became resistant; how some insects disguise themselves to avoid detection; how others survive the subzero temperatures of winter; why some flies have a uterus and a mammary gland; and many more strange and tantalizing true tales about these wonderful, troublesome \"pests\"-pests that have taught us vital lessons about survival, nature, and the environment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gilbert Waldbauer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1591022770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781591022770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Prometheus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2005 pg. 1253\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience Books \u0026amp; Films\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2005 pg. 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/24\/2005 pg. 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2005 pg. 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience Books \u0026amp; Films\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2005 pg. 245","brand":"Gilbert Waldbauer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447930925311,"sku":"9781591022770","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_485529fc-e54d-4be3-a985-c3dff9ffc3be.jpg?v=1777235782","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/insights-from-insects-gilbert-waldbauer-9781591022770","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}