Florida Insects: Their Habits and Control

by Lewis Maxwell, Betty Maxwell (Editor), Lewis Maxwell (Photographer)

Overview

Florida Insects contains large, clear black and white photographs, descriptions, life history, collecting information, and controls for more than 100 insects found in Florida. This book will be very useful to the home gardener and student. It was written to acquaint the home owner, visitor, and student with more common Florida insects. The book's insects were all collected in Florida. Most of them are also common to the southeast United States. Included is a section with instructions for collecting and pinning insects for display.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014435291
Publisher:	Maxwell's Florida
Publication date:	01/01/1990
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	119
File size:	25 MB
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About the Author

Lewis S. Maxwell (1908 - 1998) graduated from the University of Florida in 1936 with a major in entomology and spent his career as a professional entomologist and plant pathologist. During his spare time he photographed insects and lectured on them. He spent 40 years as a gardener and writer of a series of books about becoming a successful Florida gardener. His other books include Florida Plant Selector, Florida Trees and Palms, Florida Lawns and Gardens, Florida Vegetables, Florida Fruit, Florida Flowers, Florida's Poisonous Plants, Snakes, Insects, and Florida Birds. He and his biologist wife Betty M. Maxwell co-authored the well known and long running bi-monthly publication entitled, "Florida Garden Guide," a mainstay which was made complimentarily available to customers of local nurseries and other horticulture related businesses.

Editorial Reviews

Maxwell's "Florida Insects" is what the beginner needs. It has pictures and suggests methods to control most common insects.

Mary Jane McSwain

Florida Insects is a Valuable Book.... This book, while not intended to be a formal dissertation on local insect life, supplies answers to almost all questions the average reader might have about the more common insects in Florida.

Fred McCormack

...valuable as a reference source to the layman.... an excellent aid in helping students, homeowners, and similar persons learn more about some of the insects they encounter.

J. R. Strayer