Grissell, Eric.
Insects and gardens in pursuit of a garden ecology / [[Book] :] Eric Grissell ; with photographs by Carll Goodpasture. - Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2001. - 345 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-330).
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.
All Ages.
0881925047
00052791
Beneficial insects.
Garden ecology.
SF517 / G75 2001
577.554
/ GI
Insects and gardens in pursuit of a garden ecology / [[Book] :] Eric Grissell ; with photographs by Carll Goodpasture. - Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2001. - 345 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-330).
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.
All Ages.
0881925047
00052791
Beneficial insects.
Garden ecology.
SF517 / G75 2001
577.554
/ GI