| Description |
345 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Part I. Lives of the Insects, 17 -- Chapter 1. What Is (and Is Not) anInsect?, 20 -- Chapter 2. Orders in the Garden, 34 -- Chapter 3. Some Basics of Insect Development, 71 -- Chapter 4. Survival, 98 -- Part I. The Ecology of Gardening, 117 -- Chapter 5. The Function of Insects in the Garden, 122 -- Chapter 6. The Interactions between Insects and Plants, 146 -- Chapter 7. The Interactions of insects with Each Other, 176 -- Chapter 8. Conceptions: A View to the Garden, 200 -- Chapter 9. Diversity: The Basis of a Balanced Garden, 215 -- Part III. Insects and Humans: The Gardener's Perspective, 233 -- Chapter 10. Increasing Diversity in the Garden, 236 -- Chapter 11. Inviting Insects into the Garden, 262 -- Chapter 12. Fear and Loathing: A Gardener's Guide, 283 -- Chapter 13. Appreciating Insects, 301 -- Chapter 14. The Realistic Gardener, 316 -- Additional Reading, 327 -- Index, 331 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-330) |
| Notes |
American Horticultural Society Book Award |
| Subject |
Beneficial insects.
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Garden ecology.
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| Author |
Goodpasture, Carll, 1943-
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| LC no. |
00052791 |
| ISBN |
0881925047 |
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