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Author:

Melillo, Edward D., author.

Title:

The butterfly effect : insects and the making of the modern world / Edward D. Melillo.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Alfred A. Knopf,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

253 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm

Subject:

Beneficial insects.
Insects--Ecology.
Insects--Effect of human beings on.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-237) and index.

Contents:

The Bug in the System -- Shellac -- Silk -- Cochineal -- Resurgence and Resilience -- Nobel Flies -- Lords of the Floral -- A Six-Legged Menu -- Epilogue: Listening to Insects

Summary:

"An insightful, entertaining dive into the fruitful, centuries-long relationship between humans and insects, revealing the fascinating and surprising array of ways humans depend on these minute, six-legged pests"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1524733210
9781524733216

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1129041146

LCCN:

2019053343

Locations:

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)