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Insects and Hygiene

The biology and control of insect pests of medical and domestic importance

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  • © 1980

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  1. James R. Busvine

    1. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Insects and hygiene

    • James R. Busvine
    Pages 1-20

  3. Organization of preventive and control measures

    • James R. Busvine
    Pages 21-38

  4. Mechanical, physical and biological control measures

    • James R. Busvine
    Pages 39-55

  5. Chemical control measures

    • James R. Busvine
    Pages 56-133

  6. Bloodsucking flies

    • James R. Busvine
    Pages 134-189

  7. Houseflies and blowflies

    • James R. Busvine
    Pages 190-229

  8. Parasites

    • James R. Busvine
    Pages 230-305

  9. Pests of foodstuffs

    • James R. Busvine
    Pages 306-377

  10. Insect pests in waste products

    • James R. Busvine
    Pages 378-391

  11. Clothes moths and carpet beetles

    • James R. Busvine
    Pages 392-420

  12. Wood-boring insects

    • James R. Busvine
    Pages 421-448

  13. Stinging, biting and urticating arthropods

    • James R. Busvine
    Pages 449-476

  14. Nuisances

    • James R. Busvine
    Pages 477-513

  15. Appendices

    • James R. Busvine
    Pages 514-545

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 546-568
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About this book

It was gratifying to be invited to prepare a third edition of this book, which first appeared in 1951. Preliminary discussions with the publishers, however, revealed a considerable challenge in the present high costs of printing, so that changes and some improvements were clearly necessary to justify the venture. It was immediately apparent that the chapter on chemical control measures would have to be substantially re-written, because of the great changes in usage due to resistance and the regulations introduced to prevent environmental pollution. Also, I decided to expand the scope of the book by increased coverage of the pests of continental Europe and North America, including some new figures and keys in the Appendix. These two undertakings resulted in considerable expansion in length, with about 370 new references and 250 additional specific names in the Index. In order to avoid too alarming an increase in price, I decided to sacrifice three chapters from the earlier editions: those dealing with the structure and classification of insects, their anatomy and physiology, and their ecology. Readers who require basic biological information on insects should buy one of the various short introductions to entomology available.

Authors and Affiliations

  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK

    James R. Busvine

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Insects and Hygiene

  • Book Subtitle: The biology and control of insect pests of medical and domestic importance

  • Authors: James R. Busvine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3198-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: J.R. Busvine 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-412-15910-7Published: 01 January 1980

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-3198-6Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 3

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 568

  • Number of Illustrations: 229 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Entomology

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