Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs - Second Edition

By Whitney Cranshaw

Book Overview

An updated edition of the most complete resource on backyard insects available

This second edition of Garden Insects of North America solidifies its place as the most comprehensive guide to the common insects, mites, and other "bugs" found in the backyards and gardens of the United States and Canada. Featuring 3,300 full-color photos and concise, detailed text, this fully revised book covers the hundreds of species of insects and mites associated with fruits and vegetables, shade trees and shrubs, flowers and ornamental plants, and turfgrass--from aphids and bumble bees to leafhoppers and mealybugs to woollybears and yellowjacket wasps--and much more. This new edition also provides a greatly expanded treatment of common pollinators and flower visitors, the natural enemies of garden pests, and the earthworms, insects, and other arthropods that help with decomposing plant matter in the garden.

Designed to help you easily identify what you find in the garden, the book is organized by where insects are most likely to be seen--on leaves, shoots, flowers, roots, or soil. Photos are included throughout the book, next to detailed descriptions of the insects and their associated plants.

An indispensable guide to the natural microcosm in our backyards, Garden Insects of North America continues to be the definitive resource for amateur gardeners, insect lovers, and professional entomologists.
Revised and expanded edition covers most of the insects, mites, and other "bugs" one may find in yards or gardens in the United States and Canada--all in one handy volumeFeatures more than 3,300 full-color photos, more than twice the illustrations of the first editionConcise, informative text organized to help you easily identify insects and the plant injuries that they may cause

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691167443
• ISBN13: 9780691167442
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 5.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 8.0" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

The Bible Of Insects

An ESSENTIAL book for bug lovers, studiers, gardeners, even bug haters. The amount of photographs in this book is astounding. This is a massive book with thousands of pictures of insects and organisms in all stages of life. Lots of information about each type of bug and it's habits and whereabouts. Even if you aren't in North America, chances are this book will cover subjects in your area too as many of the species are found other places. It's my favorite book. And the picture on the cover is adorable.