Coleoptera Curculionidae Entiminae; weevils of Canada and Alaska; v.2.9780660194004 Coleoptera Curculionidae Entiminae; weevils of Canada and Alaska; v.2. Bright, Donald E. and Patrice Bouchard. NRC NRC abbr. 1. National Research Council 2. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Noun 1. NRC - an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants Research Press 2008 327 pages $59.95 Paperback Insects and arachnids of Canada series; 25 QL585 From the National Research Council Canada, this volume by Bright and Bouchard (bioagriculture sciences and pest management, Colorado State U., Fort Collins, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada The Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food, also referred to as Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) (French: Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada), is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for policies governing agriculture ) provides information on Canadian and Alaskan weevils in the subfamily subfamily /sub·fam·i·ly/ (sub´fam-i-le) a taxonomic division between a family and a tribe. sub·fam·i·ly n. A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus. Entiminae, as well as those on the border of the US and Canada. Forty-nine genera and 123 species are covered, with keys (in both English and French) and information on taxonomy, identification, and weevil weevil, common name for certain beetles of the snout beetle family (Curculionidae), small, usually dull-colored, hard-bodied insects. The mouthparts of snout beetles are modified into down-curved snouts, or beaks, adapted for boring into plants; the jaws are at the biology and host plants, and maps showing species distribution. Illustrations to morphological features are given and some color photos are included. The book is aimed at amateur biologists and professional entomologists The following is a list of entomologists, people who have studied insects. Name Born Died Country Speciality John Abbot 1751 1840 United States . ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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