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Mosquito: The Story of Man's Deadliest Foe

Paperback • 2002 • English

Mosquito: The Story of Man's Deadliest Foe

By Andrew Spielman

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About the book

Now in paperback--a fascinating work of popular science from a world-renowned expert on mosquitoes and a prize-winning reporter. In this lively and comprehensive portrait of the mosquito, its role in history, and its threat to mankind, Spielman and D'Antonio take a mosquito's-eye view of nature and man. They show us how mosquitoes breed, live, mate, and die, and introduce us to their enemies, both natural and man-made. The authors present tragic and often grotesque examples of how the mosquito ...Show more

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ISBN

9780786886678

Publisher

Hyperion Books

Published year

2002

Language

English

Original title

Mosquito: The Story of Man's Deadliest Foe

Format

Paperback

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