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Author : Judith Ho
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Total Pages : 146 pages
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Download or read book The Papers of Charles Valentine Riley written by Judith Ho and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Judith Ho
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Total Pages : 144 pages
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Download or read book The Papers of Charles Valentine Riley written by Judith Ho and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : W. Conner Sorensen
Publisher : University Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817320091
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)
Download or read book Charles Valentine Riley written by W. Conner Sorensen and published by University Alabama Press. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Riley propelled entomology from a collector’s parlor hobby of the nineteenth century to the serious study of insects in the Modern Age This definitive biography is the first full account of a fascinating American scientist whose leadership created the modern science of entomology that recognizes both the essential role of insects in natural systems and their challenge to the agricultural food supply that sustains humankind. Charles Valentine Riley: Founder of Modern Entomology tells the story of how Riley (1843–1895), a young British immigrant to America—with classical schooling, only a smattering of natural history knowledge, and with talent in art and writing but no formal training in science—came to play a key role in the reorientation of entomology from the collection and arrangement of specimens to a scientific approach to insect evolution, diversity, ecology, and applied management of insect pests. Drawing on Riley’s personal diaries, family records, correspondence, and publications, the authors trace Riley’s career as farm laborer, Chicago journalist, Missouri State Entomologist, chief federal entomologist, founder of the National Insect Collection, and initiator of the professional organization that became the Entomological Society of America. Also examined in detail are his spectacular campaigns against the Rocky Mountain Locust that stalled western migration in the 1870s, the Grape Phylloxera that threatened French vineyards in the 1870s and 80s, the Cotton Worm that devastated southern cotton fields after the Civil War, and the Cottony Cushion Scale that threatened the California citrus industry in the 1880s. The latter was defeated through importation of the Vedalia Beetle from Australia, the spectacular first example of biological control of an invasive insect pest by its introduced natural enemy. A striking figure in appearance and deed, Riley combined scientific, literary, artistic, and managerial skills that enabled him to influence every aspect of entomology. A correspondent of Darwin and one of his most vocal American advocates, he discovered the famous example of mimicry of the Monarch butterfly by the Viceroy, and described the intricate coevolution of yucca moths and yuccas, a complex system that fascinates evolutionary scientists to this day. Whether applying evolutionary theory to pest control, promoting an American silk industry, developing improved spray technologies, or promoting applied entomology in state and federal government and to the public, Riley was the central figure in the formative years of the entomology profession. In addition to showcasing his own renderings of the insects he investigated, this comprehensive account provides fresh insight into the personal and public life of an ingenious, colorful, and controversial scientist, who aimed to discover, understand, and outsmart the insects.
Author : Samuel Henshaw
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Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)
Download or read book The More Important Writings of Benjamin Dann Walsh and Charles Valentine Riley written by Samuel Henshaw and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 248 pages
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Download or read book Agricultural Libraries Information Notes written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 304 pages
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Download or read book Agricultural Research written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ron Miksha
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781412006279
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)
Download or read book Bad Beekeeping written by Ron Miksha and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A million pounds of honey. Produced by a billion bees! This memoir reconstructs the life of a young man from Pennsylvania as he drops into the bald prairie badlands of southern Saskatchewan. He buys a honey ranch and keeps the bees that make the honey. But he also spends winters in Florida swamps, nurse-maid to ten thousand dainty queen bees. From the dusty Canadian prairie to the thick palmetto swamps of the American south, the reader meets with simple folks who shape the protagonist's character - including a Cree rancher with three sons playing NHL hockey, a Hutterite preacher who yearns to roam the globe, a reclusive bee-eating homesteader, and a grey-headed widow who grows grapefruit, plays a nasty game of scrabble, and lives with four vicious dogs. Encompassing a ten-year period, this true story evolves from the earnest inexperience of the young man as he learns an art and builds a business. Carefully researched natural biology runs counterpoint to human social activities. Bee craft serves as the setting for expositions that contrast American and Canadian lifestyles, while exemplifying the harsh reality of a man working with and against the physical environment.
Author : United States. Science and Education Administration
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Total Pages : 460 pages
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Download or read book Experiment Station Letter written by United States. Science and Education Administration and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edwin P. Meiners
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Total Pages : 76 pages
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Download or read book Charles Valentine Riley written by Edwin P. Meiners and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bibliographical Society of America
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Total Pages : 410 pages
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Download or read book The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America written by Bibliographical Society of America and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
