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050 4 $aQL50$b.J679 2015
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100 1 $aJones, Richard,$d1958 July 14-$eauthor.
245 10 $aHouse guests, house pests :$ba natural history of animals in the home /$cRichard Jones.
264 1 $aLondon :$bBloomsbury,$c2015.
264 4 $c©2015
300 $a288 pages :$billustrations ;$c20 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
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338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 276-282) and index.
505 0 $aMy 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 -- Rogues gallery and identification guide.
520 $aToday we live in snug, well-furnished houses surrounded by the trappings of a civilised life. But we are not alone - we suffer a constant stream of unwanted visitors. Our houses, our food, our belongings, our very existence are under constant attack from a host of invaders eager to take advantage of our shelter, our food stores and our tasty soft furnishings. This book tells the intriguing story of the animals in our homes.
650 0 $aHousehold pests.
650 0 $aHousehold animals.
650 0 $aUrban pests.
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948 $hNO HOLDINGS IN P4A - 38 OTHER HOLDINGS