Garden Insects of North America

The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs - Second Edition

Whitney Cranshaw, David Shetlar

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9780691095615, 9780691095608
• eBook ISBN: 9781400888948
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Zoology
• Index: Biological Sciences

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 volume
• Features more than 3,300 full-color photos, more than twice the illustrations of the first edition
• Concise, informative text organized to help you easily identify insects and the plant injuries that they may cause

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Dedication Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter One Introduction to Garden Insects and their Relatives
• Chapter Two Insects that Chew on Leaves and Needles
• Chapter Three Insects and Mites that Suck Fluids from Leaves and Needles
• Chapter Four Insects Associated with Stems, Twigs, Shoots, and Canes
• Chapter Five Insects Associated with Large Branches and the Trunk of Trees and Shrubs
• Chapter Six Insects and Other Invertebrates Associated with Roots, Tubers, Soil, and the Soil Surface
• Chapter Seven Insects and Mites Associated with Flowers, Fruits, Nuts, and Seeds
• Chapter Eight Natural Enemies of Insects and Pollinators: The “Beneficial Bugs”
• Glossary
• Index