A World Of Insects, edited by Ring T Carde and Vincent H Resh, c. 2012 -- IN PROGRESS

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Chapter 1: The Fascination of Studying Insects

For the Love of Ants

 A nice summary of how "we" get where we are today. The development of ethology.

1973, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: two Austrians Karl von Frisch, Konrad Lorenz, and Nikko Timbergen of the Netherlands.

Chapter 2: Insects and the Human Food Supply

The Worm in the Apple

The story of the "codling moth" -- the larva normally associated with "the worm in the apple and how Sterile Insect Release seldom works

Chapter 3: Populations and Pests

Gypsy Moth

The story of the gypsy moth; how two varieties were brought into the US. The European gypsy moth purposely brought to Medford, MA, in 1869, for research; some larvae blown out an open window. The Siberian gypsy moth came in on ships from Siberia back to the US on ships that had brought grain to Russia. An interesting story.

Chapter 4: Insect Societies

The Origin of Cooperation

Ants evolved from ancestral wasps; probably first socialized about 100 to 120 million years ago.  Answering the question why socialization was an evolutionary success for the selfish gene.

The story of the leaf-cutter ant.

Chapter 5: Location Is Everything

The Foraging Abilities of a Colony

The honey bees, and the waggle dance. Most flowers are within 6 km of the hive, but honeybees will routinely go 10 km if necessary. In order of cues: odor more important than color, and color more important than shape of the flower for the honeybee.

Chapter 6: Insects and the Human Condition

People and Insect Plagues

From the Biblical era to the modern day, man against insects.

Chapter 7: War and Insects
Army Ants
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Chapter 8: Insect Terror
The Creation of a Pop Insect
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Chapter 9: The Birds and the Mosquitoes
Bugs That Eat Birds
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Chapter 10: Water Babies, Risky Behavior, and Sex
The Next Generation
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"All early written works on aquatic insects were primarily for anglers, such as Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler. First published in 1653, more than 300 printings and many editions of this book have appeared. Together with the Bible and the Complete Works of Shakespeare, these are among the most published books in English literature." -- p. 183

Chapter 11: How Insects "Work"
The Search: Appetitive Behavior
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Chapter 12: Hot and Cold Insects
Night-Flying Moths
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Chapter 13: Insect Defenses
The Love Potion
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Chapter 14: Love at First Smell
The Sweet Smell of Success
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Chapter 15: Night Creatures
Evasive Behavior in the Cockroach
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Chapter 16: More Than Just Jewelry
What Is Amber
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Chapter 17: Crime Scene Bugs
Prologue: Honolulu, 1984
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Chapter 18: Monarchs and Movement
From Millions of Monarchs
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Chapter 19: Insects and the Dismal Science
The Bumblebee Colony Cycle
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Chapter 20: Questions of Paternity, Reversal of Sexual Roles, and Sex Addiction
Hemiptera: Heteroptera II
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