Robert N. Wiedenmann (Professor Emeritus, Department of Entomology,, J. Ray Fisher (Research Associate, Department of Entomology, Resear
The Silken Thread
Five Insects and Their Impacts on Human History
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Robert N. Wiedenmann (Professor Emeritus, Department of Entomology,, J. Ray Fisher (Research Associate, Department of Entomology, Resear
The Silken Thread
Five Insects and Their Impacts on Human History
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Insects are seldom mentioned when we discuss human history, yet they significantly shaped today's societies. In this book, entomologists Robert N. Wiedenmann and J. Ray Fisher take readers through the unique stories of five insects that have shaped history: silk moths, rat fleas, lice, fever mosquitos, and honey bees.
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Insects are seldom mentioned when we discuss human history, yet they significantly shaped today's societies. In this book, entomologists Robert N. Wiedenmann and J. Ray Fisher take readers through the unique stories of five insects that have shaped history: silk moths, rat fleas, lice, fever mosquitos, and honey bees.
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- Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
- Seitenzahl: 296
- Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2021
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 239mm x 164mm x 25mm
- Gewicht: 582g
- ISBN-13: 9780197555583
- ISBN-10: 0197555586
- Artikelnr.: 62039816
- Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
- Seitenzahl: 296
- Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2021
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 239mm x 164mm x 25mm
- Gewicht: 582g
- ISBN-13: 9780197555583
- ISBN-10: 0197555586
- Artikelnr.: 62039816
Robert N. Wiedenmann is Professor Emeritus of Entomology at the University of Arkansas. He received a BS in ecology and PhD in entomology, both from Purdue University. He was inspired to write this book after teaching a course at Arkansas called, "Insects, Science and Society." He is Past-President of the Entomological Society of America. J. Ray Fisher is a postdoctoral researcher of entomology at the University of Arkansas. He received a BS in Zoology from Auburn University, an MS in entomology from the University of Kentucky, and a PhD in Entomology from the University of Arkansas. He teaches and conducts research on the evolution and diversity of arthropods.
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Section 1: Silk and Silkworm
Chapter 1: Moth Spit
Chapter 2: Silk Roads
Chapter 3: Silk Goes East and West
Section 2: Oriental Rat Flea and the Plague
Chapter 4: In Reverse Order-The Third Pandemic First
Chapter 5: Not Just the Plague
Chapter 6: Sorting Out the Plague
Chapter 7: The Plague, One More Time
Section 3: Lice in War and Peace
Chapter 8: Lice in War and Peace
Section 4: Aedes Aegypti and Yellow Fever
Chapter 9: The Bridge Connecting Silkworms to Mosquitos
Chapter 10: Yellow Fever in the United States
Chapter 11: The Caribbean, Carlos Finlay, Walter Reed, and Serendipity
Chapter 12: William Crawford Gorgas and the Panama Canal
Section 5: Western Honey Bee
Chapter 13: Six-Legged Livestock
Section 6: Typing the Silken Threads
Chapter 14: Tying the Silken Threads
Bibliography
Index
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Section 1: Silk and Silkworm
Chapter 1: Moth Spit
Chapter 2: Silk Roads
Chapter 3: Silk Goes East and West
Section 2: Oriental Rat Flea and the Plague
Chapter 4: In Reverse Order-The Third Pandemic First
Chapter 5: Not Just the Plague
Chapter 6: Sorting Out the Plague
Chapter 7: The Plague, One More Time
Section 3: Lice in War and Peace
Chapter 8: Lice in War and Peace
Section 4: Aedes Aegypti and Yellow Fever
Chapter 9: The Bridge Connecting Silkworms to Mosquitos
Chapter 10: Yellow Fever in the United States
Chapter 11: The Caribbean, Carlos Finlay, Walter Reed, and Serendipity
Chapter 12: William Crawford Gorgas and the Panama Canal
Section 5: Western Honey Bee
Chapter 13: Six-Legged Livestock
Section 6: Typing the Silken Threads
Chapter 14: Tying the Silken Threads
Bibliography
Index
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Section 1: Silk and Silkworm
Chapter 1: Moth Spit
Chapter 2: Silk Roads
Chapter 3: Silk Goes East and West
Section 2: Oriental Rat Flea and the Plague
Chapter 4: In Reverse Order-The Third Pandemic First
Chapter 5: Not Just the Plague
Chapter 6: Sorting Out the Plague
Chapter 7: The Plague, One More Time
Section 3: Lice in War and Peace
Chapter 8: Lice in War and Peace
Section 4: Aedes Aegypti and Yellow Fever
Chapter 9: The Bridge Connecting Silkworms to Mosquitos
Chapter 10: Yellow Fever in the United States
Chapter 11: The Caribbean, Carlos Finlay, Walter Reed, and Serendipity
Chapter 12: William Crawford Gorgas and the Panama Canal
Section 5: Western Honey Bee
Chapter 13: Six-Legged Livestock
Section 6: Typing the Silken Threads
Chapter 14: Tying the Silken Threads
Bibliography
Index
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Section 1: Silk and Silkworm
Chapter 1: Moth Spit
Chapter 2: Silk Roads
Chapter 3: Silk Goes East and West
Section 2: Oriental Rat Flea and the Plague
Chapter 4: In Reverse Order-The Third Pandemic First
Chapter 5: Not Just the Plague
Chapter 6: Sorting Out the Plague
Chapter 7: The Plague, One More Time
Section 3: Lice in War and Peace
Chapter 8: Lice in War and Peace
Section 4: Aedes Aegypti and Yellow Fever
Chapter 9: The Bridge Connecting Silkworms to Mosquitos
Chapter 10: Yellow Fever in the United States
Chapter 11: The Caribbean, Carlos Finlay, Walter Reed, and Serendipity
Chapter 12: William Crawford Gorgas and the Panama Canal
Section 5: Western Honey Bee
Chapter 13: Six-Legged Livestock
Section 6: Typing the Silken Threads
Chapter 14: Tying the Silken Threads
Bibliography
Index