TY  - BOOK
AU  - Melillo,Edward D.
TI  - The butterfly effect: insects and the making of the modern world 
SN  - 9781524733216
PY  - 2020///
CY  - New York
PB  - Alfred A. Knopf
KW  - Beneficial insects
KW  - Insects
KW  - Ecology
KW  - Effect of human beings on
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-237) and index; The Bug in the System -- Shellac -- Silk -- Cochineal -- Resurgence and Resilience -- Nobel Flies -- Lords of the Floral -- A Six-Legged Menu -- Epilogue: Listening to Insects
N2  - "An insightful, entertaining dive into the fruitful, centuries-long relationship between humans and insects, revealing the fascinating and surprising array of ways humans depend on these minute, six-legged pests"--; When we bite into a shiny apple, listen to the resonant notes of a violin, get dressed, receive a dental implant, or get a manicure, we are the beneficiaries of a vast army of insects. Try as we might to replicate their raw material, our artificial substitutes have proven subpar at best, and at worst toxic, ensuring our interdependence with the insect world for the foreseeable future. Melillo shows how we have relied on these creatures for, among other things, the key discoveries of modern medical science and the future of the world's food supply. -- adapted from jacket
ER  -