Beetle busters : a rogue insect and the people who track it /
Burns, Loree Griffin.
Beetle busters : a rogue insect and the people who track it / Loree Griffin Burns ; photographs by Ellen Harasimowicz. - 64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 29 cm - Scientists in the field . - Scientists in the field. .
Includes bibliographical references (page 61) and index.
This book about the tree-killing Asian longhorned beetle reveals how the help of everyday people, their neighborhoods, teams of beetle-sniffing dogs, and a nationwide effort from bug scientists to tree doctors are working to eradicate this invasive pest.
Grade 7 to 8.
0547792670 (hbk.) 9780547792675 (hbk.)
2013050160
Asian longhorned beetle--Juvenile literature.
Beetles--Juvenile literature.
Beetle busters : a rogue insect and the people who track it / Loree Griffin Burns ; photographs by Ellen Harasimowicz. - 64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 29 cm - Scientists in the field . - Scientists in the field. .
Includes bibliographical references (page 61) and index.
This book about the tree-killing Asian longhorned beetle reveals how the help of everyday people, their neighborhoods, teams of beetle-sniffing dogs, and a nationwide effort from bug scientists to tree doctors are working to eradicate this invasive pest.
Grade 7 to 8.
0547792670 (hbk.) 9780547792675 (hbk.)
2013050160
Asian longhorned beetle--Juvenile literature.
Beetles--Juvenile literature.