Midges in Scotland

Klappentext An informative but very readable and amusing investigation into the various types of flying pest. This new edition includes more up-to-date information on the highland midge, its biology and why it bites. This book explains the midge's dominant role in ecology, and highland culture, and also how it keeps the worst human depredations under control.An informative but very readable and amusing investigation into the various types of flying pest. This new edition includes more up-to-date information on the highland midge, its biology and why it bites. This book explains the midge's dominant role in ecology, and highland culture, and also how it keeps the worst human depredations under control.

Product details

• Authors: George Hendry, Hendry George, George Henry
• Publisher: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.06.2011
• EAN: 9781841589381
• ISBN: 978-1-84158-938-1
• No. of pages: 80
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Nature guide; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology, Scotland, NATURE / Animals / Insects & Spiders, NATURE / Animals / Butterflies & Moths, Insects (entomology), Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders