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In a Desert Garden: Love and Death Among the Insects
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Hardcover
from W W Norton & Co Inc (September 1, 1997)
9780393041187 | details & prices | 186 pages | 7.75 × 10.50 × 0.75 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $27.50
About: Reflects on the insect life in the author's desert garden, including the mating habits of scarab beetles, the problems of whiteflies and killer bees, and the life cycle of earwigs
About: Reflects on the insect life in the author's desert garden, including the mating habits of scarab beetles, the problems of whiteflies and killer bees, and the life cycle of earwigs
from Diane Pub Co (March 1, 1997)
9780788192463 | details & prices | 186 pages | 7.75 × 10.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $27.00
About: John Alcock, a specialist in the ecology of the American Southwest, introduces us to the lives & loves of desert insects as they forage through his backyard oasis.
About: John Alcock, a specialist in the ecology of the American Southwest, introduces us to the lives & loves of desert insects as they forage through his backyard oasis.
Paperback
from Univ of Arizona Pr (April 1, 1999)
9780816519705 | details & prices | 186 pages | 7.75 × 10.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $17.95
About: When John Alcock replaced the Bermuda grass in his suburban Arizona lawn with gravel, cacti, and fairy dusters, he was doing more than creating desert landscaping.
About: When John Alcock replaced the Bermuda grass in his suburban Arizona lawn with gravel, cacti, and fairy dusters, he was doing more than creating desert landscaping.