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  1. Vital Dances in the Hive (1961 Film)

    Director
    Etienne Geerinckx; W Wittekindt
    Producer
    H Willems
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows how scout bees using dance language, pass on information about localities where nectar, pollen, water and propolis can be collected. Bees perform round dance, sickle dance, and wagtail dance. Finally...

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  2. Dissection of a Mosquito for Malaria Parasites, The (1953 Video)

    Subject
    Biology; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 10 min.

    The phases of the life cycle of the malaria parasite within the mosquito are briefly described and the appearance of both oocysts and sporozoites are shown. Demonstrates 1) how the salivary glands of the...

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  3. From Dust to Maize: Overcoming the Larger Grain Borer in Africa (1996 Video)

    Subject
    Agriculture
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min., 1997 sale: £20.00 (inclusive)

    Looks at the larger grain borer, a serious beetle pest of farm-stored maize and cassava. The programme is intended to encourage policy makers, quarantine and phytosanitary officials, and all those...

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  4. Social Insects (1976 Video)

    Director
    Peter Boulton
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 15 min.

    Aims to illustrate the underlying similarities between the different insect social groupings. Social behaviour in insects is found among bees, wasps, ants and termites. The organisation of each group is...

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  5. Green Machines / Nitrate in Drinking Water (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min., 1998 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    [See individual programme entries for synopses.]

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  6. Drosophila: Biology and Behaviour of Hawaiian Picture Wings (1991 Video)

    Producer
    David Jackson
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The biology and behaviour of Hawaiian ‘Drosophila’, - the so-called ‘picture-wings’ - showing the life cycle and male-male and male-female interactions. Discusses a natural fungicide that is a...

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  7. Indication of Distance and Direction in the Honey-Bee: Round and Waggle Dance (1975 Video)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min., 1996 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Honey-bee. Proof of the distance and direction indication by means of the round and the tail-wagging dances for distances of 100, 200, 500 and 1000m from the hive. Synchronised rasping and begging calls,...

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  8. Cactospiza Pallida ('Fringillidae’): Use of Tools for Feeding (1964 Film)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows different ways in which the ‘Cactospiza pallida’ uses tools to help feed itself. This species of Darwin finch uses a cactus needle which it has prepared itself, for winkling out insect larvae from...

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  9. Start from Scratch (1976 Film, Video)

    Director
    Alastair MacEwen
    Producer
    Mike Cockburn
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The biology of the cat flea, today’s commonest flea, is dealt with using macro- and microphotography. In the light of this information, control measures are very briefly described. The history of man’s...

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  10. 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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