Guide to venomous and medically important invertebrates /
Bowles, David E.,
Guide to venomous and medically important invertebrates / David E. Bowles, James A. Swaby and Harold J. Harlan. - 1 online resource
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; About the authors; Acknowledgements; Dangerous invertebrates; Invertebrate threats; Personal protection measures; Sponges (Phylum Porifera); Coelenterates (Phylum Cnidaria: jellyfish, sea anemones, sea fans, corals); Bryozoans (Phylum Bryozoa); Echinoderms (Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers); Segmented worms (Phylum Annelida: leeches, polychaetes); Molluscs (Phylum Mollusca: cephalopods, cone shells, sea butterflies, sea slugs, snails); Spiders (Order Araneae); Scorpions (Order Scorpiones). Mites and chiggers (Subclass Acari)Ticks (Subclass Acari); Centipedes and millipedes (Classes Chilopoda and Diplopoda); Crustacea; Lice (Order Phthiraptera); Cockroaches (Order Blattodea); True bugs (Order Hemiptera); Ants, bees, wasps and hornets (Order Hymenoptera); Moths (Order Lepidoptera); Beetles (Order Coleoptera); Flies (Order Diptera); Fleas (Order Siphonaptera); Selected references; Web-based sources of hazardous invertebrate references and information; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; S; T; U; V; W; Z. Appendix 1. United States Environmental Protection Agency registered repellent efficacy and use assessmentsAppendix 2. United States Environmental Protection Agency registered repellent safety data and safety assessments; Appendix 3. Some United States Environmental Protection Agency registered commercial insect repellent product information; Appendix 4. Likely human allergens in botanical repellents; Appendix 5. Personal health summary example; Appendix 6. Medically important and venomous invertebrates of the world. Appendix 7. Common vector-borne diseases, their vectors, distribution, symptoms, vaccines and chemoprophylaxisIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.
1486308856 9781486308859
Poisonous invertebrates.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates
Electronic books.
QL100 / .B69 2018
592.16/5
Guide to venomous and medically important invertebrates / David E. Bowles, James A. Swaby and Harold J. Harlan. - 1 online resource
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; About the authors; Acknowledgements; Dangerous invertebrates; Invertebrate threats; Personal protection measures; Sponges (Phylum Porifera); Coelenterates (Phylum Cnidaria: jellyfish, sea anemones, sea fans, corals); Bryozoans (Phylum Bryozoa); Echinoderms (Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers); Segmented worms (Phylum Annelida: leeches, polychaetes); Molluscs (Phylum Mollusca: cephalopods, cone shells, sea butterflies, sea slugs, snails); Spiders (Order Araneae); Scorpions (Order Scorpiones). Mites and chiggers (Subclass Acari)Ticks (Subclass Acari); Centipedes and millipedes (Classes Chilopoda and Diplopoda); Crustacea; Lice (Order Phthiraptera); Cockroaches (Order Blattodea); True bugs (Order Hemiptera); Ants, bees, wasps and hornets (Order Hymenoptera); Moths (Order Lepidoptera); Beetles (Order Coleoptera); Flies (Order Diptera); Fleas (Order Siphonaptera); Selected references; Web-based sources of hazardous invertebrate references and information; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; S; T; U; V; W; Z. Appendix 1. United States Environmental Protection Agency registered repellent efficacy and use assessmentsAppendix 2. United States Environmental Protection Agency registered repellent safety data and safety assessments; Appendix 3. Some United States Environmental Protection Agency registered commercial insect repellent product information; Appendix 4. Likely human allergens in botanical repellents; Appendix 5. Personal health summary example; Appendix 6. Medically important and venomous invertebrates of the world. Appendix 7. Common vector-borne diseases, their vectors, distribution, symptoms, vaccines and chemoprophylaxisIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.
1486308856 9781486308859
Poisonous invertebrates.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates
Electronic books.
QL100 / .B69 2018
592.16/5