In a Desert Garden: Love and Death Among the Insects Paperback - 1999
by John Alcock
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When John Alcock replaced the Bermuda grass in his suburban Arizona lawn with gravel, cacti, and fairy dusters, he was doing more than creating desert landscaping. He seeded his property with flowers to entice certain insects and even added a few cowpies to attract termites, creating a personal laboratory for ecological studies. His observations of life in his own front yard provided him with the fieldnotes for this unusual book. "In a Desert Garden" draws readers into the strange and fascinating world of plants and animals native to Arizona's Sonoran Desert. As Alcock studies the plants in his yard, he shares thoughts on planting, weeding, and pruning that any gardener will appreciate. And when commenting on the mating rituals of spiders and beetles or marveling at the camouflage of grasshoppers and caterpillars, he uses humor and insight to detail the lives of the insects that live in his patch of desert. Celebrating the virtues of even aphids and mosquitoes, Alcock draws the reader into the intricacies of desert life to reveal the complex interactions found in this unique ecosystem. "In a Desert Garden" combines meticulous science with contemplations of nature and reminds us that a world of wonder lies just outside our own doors.
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- Title In a Desert Garden: Love and Death Among the Insects
- Author John Alcock
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First edition
- Pages 192
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.
- Date 1999-04
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780816519705 / 0816519706
- Weight 0.82 lbs (0.37 kg)
- Dimensions 10 x 7.55 x 0.48 in (25.40 x 19.18 x 1.22 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Southwest U.S.
- Geographic Orientation: Arizona
- Topical: Ecology
- Library of Congress subjects Insects - Behavior - Arizona - Tempe, Desert animals - Behavior - Arizona - Tempe
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98-51808
- Dewey Decimal Code 595.715
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