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Crickets and Household Pests by Sathe, T V & Manisha R Awate

ISBN: 9788170356103
Binding: Hard Bound
Biblio: viii+171p., plts., 115 figs., tabls., ind., 23 cm
Weight: 378 gms
Pages: 179
Imprint: Daya Publishing House
Year: 2009
Price : Rs 895.00
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About the Book
Household pests such as mosquitoes, sand flies, ratflea, housefly, eye flies, bed bugs, cockroaches, etc. play an important role in transmitting fatal diseases to humans and domestic animals. Similarly, other pests like carpet beetles, powdered post beetle, clothes moths, silverfishes, book louse, ants, etc. cause considerable losses to household properties. Hence, in the present text information is given on international status, distribution, identification, life cycle, hosts and epidemiological role and control of 45 household pest species. Special emphasis is given on crickets, 9 new species are described in this book. The book covers maximum household pest insects as a unique attempt and useful to common person, students, teachers, scientists and consultants in the field of Household Pest Management.