Publicado por Forgotten Books, 2024
ISBN 10: 0428089267 ISBN 13: 9780428089269
Librería: Forgotten Books, London, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book investigates the role of fruit fly parasites in controlling the spread of the Mediterranean fruit fly in Hawaii. The author, an entomologist working for the USDA, collected data on the effectiveness of parasites over the first 20 years of parasite work in Hawaii and made observations on how the texture of the skin and thickness of the pulp in various host fruits influenced parasitization. The author shows how climate and host availability influenced the population of the invasive species. This book offers a detailed account of the author's work, with monthly and yearly records of the effectiveness of each parasite species. The author's work on parasite introduction to control the Mediterranean fruit fly population has created a case study for understanding the effects of biological control on invasive species and demonstrates the importance of continued observation and analysis to inform future pest control efforts. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
Año de publicación: 2023
Librería: True World of Books, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condición: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1937 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 24 Volume no.439 Willard, H. F,Mason, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1881-.