| Description |
288 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [276]-282) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface: My house is my home - it's their home too, though, apparently -- Introduction : Our first big mistake was coming down out of the trees -- The attractions of home : shelter, food and respite : it's the formula for success -- Shelter : stored supplies, in the warehouse, the cellar, the larder and the pantry -- Making a mess everywhere : maggots, dirt, filth and droppings everywhere -- Eating us out of house and home : warehouse, larder and pantry -- Eating the house and the home : woodworm, clothes moths and carpet beetles - the end of civilisation as we know it -- They're after us : bloodsuckers -- Hangers on : forgotten friends, casual visitors and a rag-tag of other uninvited callers -- To live and let live? Or squish 'em? : how to deal with your own visitors -- Appendix: Rogues gallery and identification guide. |
| Summary |
Shares information on a wide range of pests that invade human homes, including bloodsucking bedbugs, furniture-destroying woodworms, and clothes-eating moths. |
| Subject |
Household pests.
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Household animals.
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Urban pests.
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Animals, Domestic.
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Pets.
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Insect pests. (OCoLC)fst00973989
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Insects. (OCoLC)fst00974074
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Urban pests. (OCoLC)fst01162481
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| Note |
Natural history of animals in the home |
| ISBN |
9781472906236 |
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1472906233 |
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