Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects

In this darkly comical look at the sinister side of our relationship with the natural world, Stewart...
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Author: Amy Stewart
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Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects by Stewart, Amy

Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects

$228.91

Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects

$228.91
Author: Amy Stewart
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
In this darkly comical look at the sinister side of our relationship with the natural world, Stewart has tracked down over one hundred of our worst entomological foes--creatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. From the world's most painful hornet, to the flies that transmit deadly diseases, to millipedes that stop traffic, to the "bookworms" that devour libraries, to the Japanese beetles munching on your roses, Wicked Bugs delves into the extraordinary powers of six- and eight-legged creatures.

With wit, style, and exacting research, Stewart has uncovered the most terrifying and titillating stories of bugs gone wild. It's an A to Z of insect enemies, interspersed with sections that explore bugs with kinky sex lives ("She's Just Not That Into You"), creatures lurking in the cupboard ("Fear No Weevil"), insects eating your tomatoes ("Gardener's Dirty Dozen"), and phobias that feed our (sometimes) irrational responses to bugs ("Have No Fear").

Intricate and strangely beautiful etchings and drawings by Briony Morrow-Cribbs capture diabolical bugs of all shapes and sizes in this mixture of history, science, murder, and intrigue that begins--but doesn't end--in your own backyard.

Author: Amy Stewart
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Published: 05/03/2011
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.26h x 5.68w x 0.97d
ISBN: 9781565129603
Audience: 08 - 12


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/01/2011 pg. 9
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2011 pg. 295
Entertainment Weekly 06/03/2011 pg. 117
Foreword 04/29/2011

About the Author
Stewart, Amy: -

Amy Stewart is the award-winning author of six books on the perils and pleasures of the natural world. She is the cofounder of the popular blog Garden Rant and is a contributing editor at Fine Gardening magazine. She and her husband live in Eureka, California, where they own an antiquarian bookstore called Eureka Books.

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