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《人蟲大戰》                         
作者：朱耀沂
出版社：商周出版
頁數：256頁
規格：14.8*21㎝
頁數：256頁

榮獲2006年時報開卷年度十大好書  
＊蒐羅最豐富的人蟲戰爭史紙上博物館
 
本書細述害蟲百態，及千萬年來人蟲間的歷史恩怨情仇與戰略攻防。化學殺蟲劑還未發明前，人類曾經窮於應付的一場場人蟲戰爭，如今讀來卻成了豐富的趣聞軼事。例如，現今的各種髮油、髮膠，源自於古埃及人為防蝨子，在頭髮上塗抹厚厚油脂；中世紀歐洲上流社會，女士脖子上常披著皮草圍巾，除了舒適美觀，另有對付跳蚤的妙用。十八世紀初，德國醫生發明了可攜帶的捕蚤器，當作項鍊掛在胸前，蔚成時尚。此外，從藍草抽出的色素染成的牛仔褲，當初的目的是為了趨避蚊子?。然而，戰爭仍未結束，人類又須如何面對新一代的人蟲大戰呢？

The War between Human and Bugs
Author: Jhul Yao Yi
Publisher: Business Weekly Publications
Pub Date: 2006.11.26
14.8*21㎝ 256p
Rights: world

Chosen as 2006 Best ten book by China Times’ Open Book Edition
Providing the most abundant history of the war between Human and Bugs

The book describes different aspects of bugs in great detail, also providing over million years history of love-hate relationship between human and bugs, as well as human’s strategies to fight the bugs.
Before the invention of pesticide, human being was busy dealing with many wars with bugs, and these events become the interesting anecdote for modern readers. For example: the hair pomade and hair gel that we are using now is originated from ancient Egypt, at that time Egyptian put on thick layer of fat on the hair to prevent lice. In the Middle Ages upper class women wore fur scarf, not only for fashion and beauty but also to prevent fleas. In eighth century German doctors invented portable flea catchers as necklaces to wear on the neck, which became a fashion accessory.
In addition, you know that the blue dyes extract from bluegrass for jeans was used to prevent mosquitoes? However, the war is not over yet. How does human face the new generation of the war between human and bugs?

Chapter one   The world before the war
Chapter two   Different groups of bugs
Chapter three  Bug soldiers with superb strategy
Chapter four   Reviewing the history of the war between human and bugs
Chapter five   Human fighting back with technology
Chapter six    Modern war in lose-lose situation
Chapter seven  Thoughts on future strategy