If asked to suggest an author who would be the most likely to be successful in setting the record straight in regard to the public reputation of a much-maligned and widely unpopular insect, I would immediately recommend Richard Jones. After all, given what he was able to do with mosquitoes, and common household “pests,” to say nothing of his writings about feces, it stands to reason that he could quite likely make even the most vitriolic haters of any given creature reconsider their opinions.
