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Author Cranshaw, Whitney, author.

Title Garden insects of North America : the ultimate guide to backyard bugs / Whitney Cranshaw and David Shetlar.

Publication Info. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2017.
Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2018.

Item Status

Edition Second edition.
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Description 1 online resource (255 entries) : 3081 images ; digital files
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction to garden insects and their relatives -- Chapter 2. Insects that chew on leaves and needles -- Chapter 3. Insects and mites that suck fluids from leaves and needles -- Chapter 4. Insects associated with stems, twigs, shoots, and canes -- Chapter 5. Insects associated with large branches and the trunk of trees and shrubs -- Chapter 6. Insects and other invertebrates associated with roots, tubers, soil, and the soil surface -- Chapter 7. Insects and mites associated with flowers, fruits, nuts, and seeds -- Chapter 8. Natural enemies of insects and pollinators: the "beneficial bugs ": Predators of insects and mites; Hunting wasps and ants; Insect parasitoids; Bees -- Glossary.
Access Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Summary 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.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Local Note Credo Reference General Reference
Subject Garden pests -- North America -- Identification.
Garden pests.
North America.
Genre/Form Field guides.
Subject Insects -- North America -- Identification.
Insects.
Soil invertebrates -- North America -- Identification.
Soil invertebrates.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Shetlar, David J., author.
Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
Other Form: Print version: 0691167443 9780691167442 (DLC) 2017013286 704 pages : illustrations (chiefly color)
ISBN 9781786847515 electronic version
9780691167442 paperback : alkaline paper