The Silken Thread. Five Insects and Their Impacts on Human History, Hardback/***

Insects are seldom mentioned when we discuss human history, yet they significantly shaped today's societies. In this book, entomologists Robert N. Wiedenmann and J. Ray Fisher take readers through the unique stories of five insects that have shaped history: silk moths, rat fleas, lice, fever mosquitos, and honey bees. Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Author(s): J. Ray (Research Associate, Department of Entomology, Research Associate, Department of Entomology, University of Arkansas) Fisher Illustration(s): 55 illustrations Number of pages: 288 Publication date: 2021 Dimensions: 164 x 242 x 25 Cover type: Hardback