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Pests : how humans create animal villains / by Brookshire, Bethany,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-330) and index."A squirrel in the garden. A rat in the wall. A pigeon on the street. Humans have spent so much of our history drawing a hard line between human spaces and wild places. When animals pop up where we don't expect or want them, we respond with fear, rage, or simple annoyance. It's no longer an animal. It's a pest. At the intersection of science, history, and narrative journalism, Pests is not a simple call to look closer at our urban ecosystem. It's not a natural history of the animals we hate. Instead, this book is about us. It's about what calling an animal a pest says about people, how we live, and what we want. It's a story about human nature, and how we categorize the animals in our midst, including bears and coyotes, sparrows and snakes. Pet or pest? In many cases, it's entirely a question of perspective. Bethany Brookshire's deeply researched and entirely entertaining book will show readers what there is to venerate in vermin, and help them appreciate how these animals have clawed their way to success as we did everything we could to ensure their failure. In the process, we will learn how the pests that annoy us tell us far more about humanity than they do about the animals themselves."--Publisher marketing.
Subjects: Instructional and educational works.; Human-animal relationships.; Pests.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Pests & diseases / by Greenwood, Pippa,author.; Halstead, Andrew,author.;
Subjects: Garden pests.; Garden pests; Plant diseases.; Gardening.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ramona the pest [sound recording] ; Ramona forever / by Cleary, Beverly.; Channing, Stockard.; Cleary, Beverly.Ramona forever.Sound recording.;
Read by Stockard Channing.Two stories about the young schoolgirl Ramona Quimby, who tries to be good, but often finds herself in trouble as an intended result of her actions.LSC
Subjects: Quimby, Ramona (Fictitious character); Girls; Schools; Children's audiobooks.;
© [2007], Listening Library,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Exotic invaders : killer bees, fire ants, and other alien species are infesting America! / by Lesinski, Jeanne M.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 48) and index.Describes five species that are not native to North America--the sea lamprey, fire ants, zebra mussels, European starlings, and African honey bees--and efforts to handle the problems their introduction has caused.
Subjects: Nonindigenous pests; Nonindigenous pests; Pest introduction;
© 1996., Walker,
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How to get rid of garden pests and diseases : an illustrated identifier and practical problem solver / by Mikolajski, Andrew,author.;
Subjects: Garden pests.; Plants;
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Garden bugs of Ontario : gardening to attract, repel and control / by Foster, Leslie Proctor,1968-; Fry, Kenneth McNichol,1961-; Macaulay, Doug,1975-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207) and index.
Subjects: Insects; Garden pests;
© c2008., Lone Pine Pub.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Helpful and harmful insects / by Aloian, Molly.; Kalman, Bobbie.;
Describes what insects are and how some insects are helpful to other living things and how some insects are considered to be harmful.LSC
Subjects: Insect pests; Beneficial insects;
© c2005., Crabtree Pub. Co.,
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The naturally bug-free garden : controlling pest insects without chemicals / by Hess, Anna,1978-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.LSC
Subjects: Garden pests; Phytopathogenic microorganisms; Organic gardening.;
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Pirone's tree maintenance / by Hartman, John Richard,1943-; Pirone, T. P.; Sall, Mary Ann.;
Includes bibliographical references and index..
Subjects: Ornamental trees; Trees, Care of;
© 2000., Oxford University Press,
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Good garden bugs : everything you need to know about beneficial predatory insects / by Gardiner, Mary M.; Cooley, Michael(Illustrator);
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Beneficial insects.; Predatory insects.; Garden pests;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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