Author: Walter R. Tschinkel Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 9780674022072 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 762
Book Description
In The Fire Ants, Walter Tschinkel provides not just an encyclopedic overview of Solenopsis invicta but a lively account of how research is done, how science establishes facts, and the pleasures and problems of a scientific career. The reader learns much about ants, the practice of science, and humans' role in the fire ant's North American success.
Author: Joshua Blu Buhs Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 0226079848 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 227
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Sometime in the first half of the twentieth century, a coterie of fire ants came ashore from South American ships docked in Mobile, Alabama. Fanning out across the region, the fire ants invaded the South, damaging crops, harassing game animals, and hindering harvesting methods. Responding to a collective call from southerners to eliminate these invasive pests, the U.S. Department of Agriculture developed a campaign that not only failed to eradicate the fire ants but left a wake of dead wildlife, sickened cattle, and public protest. With political intrigue, environmental tragedy, and such figures as Rachel Carson and E. O. Wilson, The Fire Ant Wars is a grippingly perceptive tale of changing social attitudes and scientific practices. Tracing the political and scientific eradication campaigns, Joshua Buhs's bracing study uses the saga as a means to consider twentieth-century American concepts of nature and environmental stewardship. In telling the story, Buhs explores how human concepts of nature evolve and how these ideas affect the natural and social worlds. Spotlighting a particular issue to discuss larger questions of science, public perceptions, and public policy—from pre-environmental awareness to the activist years of the early environmental movement—The Fire Ant Wars will appeal to historians of science, environmentalists, and biologists alike.
Author: Kari Schuetz Publisher: Blastoff! Readers ISBN: 9781626172227 Category : Fire ants Languages : en Pages : 0
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces fire ants to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
Author: Meish Goldish Publisher: They Don't Belong ISBN: 9781627248310 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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At one time, there were no red imported fire ants in the United States. In the 1930s, the insects got into the country by accident. The ants soon spread rapidly all over the South. Today, the aggressive fire ants roam fields and lawns, looking for food and biting and stinging any animal or person who disturbs them. In Red Imported Fire Ants: Attacking Everything, students will learn all about these dangerous insects. The fascinating details describe how the fire ants attack and kill small animals for food, how they destroy millions of dollars worth of crops every year, and how they've even caused car accidents by destroying traffic lights! Large color photos, maps, and fact boxes enrich the dramatic details. Written in narrative format, this series is sure to keep young readers engaged.
Author: Walter R. Tschinkel Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 0691218498 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 244
Book Description
An unprecedented look at the complex and beautiful world of underground ant architecture Walter Tschinkel has spent much of his career investigating the hidden subterranean realm of ant nests. This wonderfully illustrated book takes you inside an unseen world where thousands of ants build intricate homes in the soil beneath our feet. Tschinkel describes the ingenious methods he has devised to study ant nests, showing how he fills a nest with plaster, molten metal, or wax and painstakingly excavates the cast. He guides you through living ant nests chamber by chamber, revealing how nests are created and how colonies function. How does nest architecture vary across species? Do ants have "architectural plans"? How do nests affect our environment? As he delves into these and other questions, Tschinkel provides a one-of-a-kind natural history of the planet's most successful creatures and a compelling firsthand account of a life of scientific discovery. Offering a unique look at how simple methods can lead to pioneering science, Ant Architecture addresses the unsolved mysteries of underground ant nests while charting new directions for tomorrow’s research, and reflects on the role of beauty in nature and the joys of shoestring science.
Author: Adam K White Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 32
Book Description
A young fire ant creates a revolutionary contraption to extinguish fires more effectively. A mix of humor, drama, and a metric ton of ant spirit, Fire Ants is a fun family book that will have parents and children rooting for the protagonist until the last fire is extinguished.
Author: Emery Trax Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781536869446 Category : Languages : en Pages : 48
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Oh, no! I have fire ants in my pants. "Fire Ants in My Pants" is the hilarious story of a 4th grade boy who can't seem to stay out of trouble. He doesn't mean to do everything wrong, but trouble and disastrous mistake after disastrous mistake follows him around like a relentless dark shadow. Jake Pensor's summer vacation started with a bang. A big bang...and it only went downhill from there. Join the fun and see what happens next when 4th grader Jake Pensor moves from one disaster to another in this chapter book for kids. Summer vacation will never be the same again. Text includes approximately 5,000 words ideally suited for elementary and early middle school readers. Written by Amazon bestselling children's author, Emery Trax.
Author: Eleanor Spicer Rice Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 022644581X Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 145
Book Description
In this witty, accessible, and beautifully illustrated guide, Eleanor Spicer Rice, Alex Wild, and Rob Dunn metamorphose creepy-crawly revulsion into myrmecological wonder. Dr. Eleanor?s Book of Common Ants provides an eye-opening entomological overview of the natural history of species most noted by project participants. Exploring species from the spreading red imported fire ant to the pavement ant, and featuring Wild?s stunning photography, this guide will be a tremendous resource for teachers, students, and scientists alike. But more than this, it will transform the way we perceive the environment around us by deepening our understanding of its littlest inhabitants, inspiring everyone to find their inner naturalist, get outside, and crawl across the dirt?magnifying glass in hand.
Author: Clifford S. Lofgren Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 0429691645 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 452
Book Description
The 1985 Research Conference on Fire Ants and Leaf-Cutting Ants covered the most recent developments in research and control of these insect pests of the New World tropical and subtropical zones, the southern United States, South and Central America, and the Caribbean Islands. This volume contains chapters that discuss the history and economics, biology and ecology, behavior, pheromones and other semiochemicals, physiology, and biochemistry of fire ants and leaf-cutting ants, as well as current and future control strategies. The information provided illustrates past and present agricultural and medical problems associated with these pest ants; however, it also brings out the point that they may at times be beneficial. The chapters on basic aspects of the biology and ecology of the ants provide up-to-date information that is useful for a more complete understanding of their social behavior and the unique symbiotic relationship between leaf-cutting ants and their fungi. New approaches to control are illustrated by innovative research on anti-feedant chemicals from plants that prevent feeding by leaf-cutting ants. The present status of chemical baits and biocontrol is addressed, as well as the possibilities of future novel methods based on the use of anti-metabolites, insect hormones, behavior modifying substances, and species-specific toxic bait systems to create integrated pest management systems.
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