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  1. Biological Control 2 (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Mike Gunton
    Subject
    Biology; Environmental science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Biological control can be one of the most effective of all methods of pest control - self-regulating, safe and very cost-effective - but it has a limited success rate. There is interest in improving the...

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  2. Predation of Cossid Moth Larvae by Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoos (1980 Video)

    Director
    Phil Carne; Ray McInnes
    Producer
    Nick Alexander
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 5 min.

    A record of the way in which the yellow-tailed black cockatoo extracts the cossid moth larvae from the trunk of the gum tree. Shows the behaviour of the bird and its prey and underlines the adaptations which...

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  3. Biology and Control of the Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner Moth Cameraria Ohridella (2009)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Biology; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 17 minutes), 24.90 euros

    Cameraria ohridella (Gracillariidae), the horse chestnut leaf miner, causes severe damage to horse chestnut trees. Its biology and the host-parasite-relationship have been investigated in the...

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  4. Enemies of the Oak (1986 Film)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A year in the life of a 300-year-old oak. Begins in October when the wingless female winter moth climbs the oak to mate and lay her eggs. During late April the buds on the oak open and the catkins are ready...

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  5. Biological Control3 of Insects, The (1960 Video)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 36 min.

    Shows pests studied in the laboratory including the cottony cushion scale, the cabbage moth, the cabbage white butterfly, the green vegetable bug, and the vegetable weevil. Outlines the success with which...

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  6. Biology Series 5: Life Cycles (1981 Multimedia)

    Producer
    David W MacDonald
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Slides. 20-30 slides per set. col.

    Illustrates the principles of biology by considering the life cycles of familiar species. Series title. 1. Life of Amoeba. 2. Life of the Paramaecium. 3. Life of Hydra. 4. Life of the Honey Bee. 5. Life of...

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  7. Insect Tissue Culture (1963 Film, Video)

    Producer
    David Corke; Stan Evans; Alice O’Donnell
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows a method of establishing continuous cultures of ovarian tissue from the insect ‘Antheraea eucalypti’ (emperor gum moth). Cells from the first invertebrate cell lines available in continuous tissue...

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  8. Evolution on Hawaii (1992 Video)

    Producer
    David Jackson
    Subject
    Biology; Geology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 29 min., 1998 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Introduces the geological history of Hawaii and shows how the volcanic environment and climate have produced many different kinds of habitat. Illustrates how species got to the islands and how they became...

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  9. Pine Beauty (1985 Video)

    Producer
    Aileen Llewellyn
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    A rare native moth, the Pine Beauty, suddenly reached pest proportions and caused devastating damage of pine forests in the north of Scotland. The outbreak was linked to the introduction of a new species of...

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  10. Evolution in Progress (1956 Film)

    Producer
    H B D Kettlewell
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Illustrates the process of natural selection, based on an experiment by H B D Kettlewell. The peppered moth is one of 70 species affected by pollution in the atmosphere. By 1848 the first black one had...

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