Why every fly counts : a documentation about the value and endangerment of insects / Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus.
This book discusses the beneficial and harmful effects of insects and explains their development and significance for biodiversity. Threatening pests or threatened beneficials? Biting midges are wonderful insects. The animals are so tiny and uniquely shaped that they are particularly good at pollina...
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| 505 | 0 | |a 1. Introduction -- 2. Insects as beneficials. 2.1 Insects pollinate plants ; 2.2 Insects accelerate plant growth ; 2.3 Insects promote biodiversity ; 2.4 Insects connect the food chain ; 2.5 Insects as the most important element of nutrition ; 2.6 Insects help considerably with hygiene ; 2.7 Insects as inexpensive biocide alternatives ; 2.8 Insects support the economy and society -- 3. Insects as pests. 3.1 Insects as a danger to humans ; 3.2 Insects as a danger to animals ; 3.3 Insects as a danger to plants -- 4. Insects today and in the future. 4.1 Anthropogenic effects on habitats ; 4.2 Population development ; 4.3 Outlook -- 5 Conclusion: Hated, threatened, and worth protecting -- Glossary -- Why insects deserve more respect. | |
| 520 | |a This book discusses the beneficial and harmful effects of insects and explains their development and significance for biodiversity. Threatening pests or threatened beneficials? Biting midges are wonderful insects. The animals are so tiny and uniquely shaped that they are particularly good at pollinating the small and tight flowers of the cocoa tree. Without them, there would be much less chocolate. We associate other insects more with the damage that they cause. Mosquitoes and wasps bite us. Moth larvae damage textiles and contaminate foods. Ants undermine our paths and flies are just a pain. But what exactly is our relationship with insects? Are they more beneficial or harmful? What role do they play in the world? What are the effects of climate change: Will the number of insects continue to increase? | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Biocomplexity. |9 342222 | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Endangered species. |9 317301 | |
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