Guide to venomous and medically important invertebrates / David Bowles, James Swaby, Harold Harlan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bowles, David, author.

Swaby, James, author.

Harlan, Harold, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Invertebrates.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Place of Publication:

Clayton South VIC, Australia : CSIRO PUBLISHING, [2018]

Summary:

An illustrated guide to aid identification, provide protection measures and guidance on treatment.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Preface

About the authors

Acknowledgements

Dangerous invertebrates

Invertebrate threats

Personal protection measures

Sponges (Phylum Porifera)

Coelenterates (Phylum Cnidaria: jellyfish, sea anemones, sea fans, corals)

Bryozoans (Phylum Bryozoa)

Echinoderms (Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers)

Segmented worms (Phylum Annelida: leeches, polychaetes)

Molluscs (Phylum Mollusca: cephalopods, cone shells, sea butterflies, sea slugs, snails)

Spiders (Order Araneae)

Scorpions (Order Scorpiones)

Mites and chiggers (Subclass Acari)

Ticks (Subclass Acari)

Centipedes and millipedes (Classes Chilopoda and Diplopoda)

Crustacea

Lice (Order Phthiraptera)

Cockroaches (Order Blattodea)

True bugs (Order Hemiptera)

Ants, bees, wasps and hornets (Order Hymenoptera)

Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

Beetles (Order Coleoptera)

Flies (Order Diptera)

Fleas (Order Siphonaptera)

Selected references

Web-based sources of hazardous invertebrate references and information

Glossary

Appendix 1. United States Environmental Protection Agency registered repellent efficacy and use assessments

Appendix 2. United States Environmental Protection Agency registered repellent safety data and safety assessments

Appendix 3. Some United States Environmental Protection Agency registered commercial insect repellent product information

Appendix 4. Likely human allergens in botanical repellents

Appendix 5. Personal health summary example

Appendix 6. Medically important and venomous invertebrates of the world.

Appendix 7. Common vector-borne diseases, their vectors, distribution, symptoms, vaccines and chemoprophylaxis

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781486308866

1486308864

9781486308859

1486308856

OCLC:

1061108296