insect pests

"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.

Provides detailed answers to common questions about a wide variety of indoor and outdoor gardening problems.

Presents an introduction to garden pests and their relatives, discusses management principles for some garden pests, and features descriptions and photographs of 1,420 common North American insects and mites, each with information on hosts, damage, distribution, appearance, and life history and habits.

A middle-grade adaptation of Amy Stewart's Wicked Bugs that features profiles of the world's scariest, deadliest, and grossest bugs.

Discusses examples of helpful and harmful insects including those that control pests, pollinate plants, move dirt, sting, bite, and spread disease.

Readers enter the intriguing world of invasive insect species with this text, a fun yet informative look at the insects whose goal is not just to survive, but to dominate new territories.

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

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

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

Profiles twenty insects and their interactions with humans and explains what humans can learn from studying the bugs.