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003			OCoLC
005			20251028092119.0
008			041108s1995 maua b 001 0 eng d
001			ocm41996413
020			_a0201408244
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780201408249
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780201408249
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780201408249
035			_z(Sirsi) 139749
040			_aKHN _cKHN _dXY4 _dVF$
090			_aQL 463 .B46 1995
100	1		_aBerenbaum, M. _q(May)
245	1	0	_aBugs in the system : _binsects and their impact on human affairs / _cMay R. Berenbaum.
260			_aReading, Mass. : _bPerseus Books, _cc1995.
300			_axiii, 377 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
440		0	_aHelix book
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	1		_aClassification and nomenclature ("a rose-chafer by any other name...") -- Physiology -- Behavior -- Social lives -- Vegetarian lifestyles -- Eating insects -- Parasites and hosts -- Odd appetites and out-of-the-way places -- Insects and people -- Appreciating insects -- Equal time (the insect perspective).
520			_aThe 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.
650		0	_aInsects.
650		0	_aInsects _xEcology.
650		0	_aInsect pests.
650		0	_aBeneficial insects.
999			_c94370 _d94370