insect pests

"Alba lives in London in the UK with her family. Her dad is a scientist. A breed of superbugs is destroying all the apple trees in the world and Alba's dad is working hard to save them. He has the last apple seed left in the world safely at home. Max, from the lab, sneaks into Alba's home and tries to steal the seed. Alba escapes with it, but Max shrinks her to four inches tall! She has to get the seed to her dad in the lab and save the apple trees. She will need to dodge Max, who is following her. Will she succeed in crossing the city and getting the seed safely to Dad? Will she ever be a normal size again?"--Back cover.

An introduction to tent caterpillars, discussing their life cycle, how they are destructive, and their role in the natural environment.

Presents facts about the effects of pesticides on the environment, health, and genetics.

A picture biography of Chinese scientist Pu Zhelong told through the memories of a farm boy who, inspired by Pu Zhelong, became a scientist himself.

Photographs and simple text describe ten disgusting bugs and what they do including ticks, lice, dung beetles, and cockroaches.

Presents Rachel Carson's 1962 environmental classic "Silent Spring, " which identified the dangers of indiscriminate pesticide use; and includes an introduction by biographer Linda Lear and an afterword by scientist Edward O. Wilson.

"A middle-grade adaptation of Amy Stewart's "Wicked Bugs" that features profiles of the world's scariest, deadliest, and grossest bugs, from the most painful hornet to flies that transmit deadly diseases to millipedes that stop traffic, to "bookworms" that devour libraries"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces emergent readers to a variety of familiar insect species.

Describes and illustrates the most common and damaging pests of home, garden, field, and forest.

Presents an account of the efforts of twentieth-century American biologist and environmentalist Rachel Carson to expose the dangers of DDT and other pesticides in her controversial book "Silent Spring," and looks at the influence of her work on the formation of the Environmental Protection Agency and the banning several chemical agents.