The butterfly effect : insects and the making of the modern world
(2020)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
595.7163/MELILLO,E
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
253 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781524733216, 1524733210 :, 9781524733216
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
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
"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"--