Guests in Your Garden

by Davidson, Michele

• ISBN13: 9781551520971
• ISBN10: 1551520974
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Pr Ltd

Summary

When people talk about the joys of gardening, they're usually referring to the flora rather than the fauna. But the pleasures of the garden are often accompanied by creatures who likely have not been invited: slugs, aphids, spiders, beetles. But they're nothing to be afraid of: they're all part of a fascinating natural world right beneath your feet. Guests in Your Garden is a whimsical illustrated compendium of historical facts, trivia, and folklore about these amazing creatures. For example: fruit flies produce 25 generations in just one year a preying mantis can look over its shoulder thanks to its unique, freely rotating head andmale mosquitos have furry antennae with which they make music to attract female mosquitos Guests in Your Garden takes a fresh look at the amazing array of creatures that share your turf, and invites you to think of your "pests" as guests. Author Michele Davidson and illustrator Eve Corbel take you on a personal guided tour of the intriguing garden species #8211 common to many areas of Canada and the US #8211 that make every backyard or balcony garden a natural wonder. This delightful and charming book is ideal for curious gardeners and bug people alike.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	7	(4)
Foreword	11	(2)
David Tarrant
Introduction	13	(2)
The Bold	15	(22)
Ants	16	(3)
Bees	19	(4)
Wasps	23	(3)
Cockroaches	26	(2)
Termites	28	(3)
Beetles	31	(6)
The Beautiful	37	(12)
Moths & Butterflies	38	(3)
Caterpillars	41	(3)
Damselflies & Dragonflies	44	(3)
Mayflies	47	(2)
The Motley Crew	49	(14)
Praying Mantids	50	(3)
Grasshoppers & Crickets	53	(3)
Walking Sticks	56	(2)
Thrips	58	(2)
Earwigs	60	(3)
The Irritators	63	(12)
Fleas	64	(3)
Flies	67	(2)
Mosquitoes	69	(2)
Craneflies	71	(2)
Fruit Flies	73	(2)
The Many-Legged	75	(6)
Centipedes	76	(2)
Millipedes	78	(3)
The No-Legged	81	(12)
Slugs	82	(3)
Snails	85	(3)
Earthworms	88	(3)
Leeches	91	(2)
Bugs: The Real Thing	93	(14)
Waterbugs	95	(2)
Aphids	97	(2)
Scale	99	(2)
Spittlebugs	101	(1)
Cicadas	102	(2)
Mealybugs & Sowbugs	104	(3)
The Not-So-Scary After All	107	(10)
Spiders	108	(5)
Scorpions	113	(2)
Mites & Ticks	115	(2)
Bibliography	117