This Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs is a user-friendly in-depth guide covering North American insects found in your yard and garden area. 

Garden Insects of North America, by Whitney Cranshaw, has close-up full-color photos of most insect species for easy reference. Each one is described using detailed, scientifically accurate text. Data is organized by plant area affected (leaves, flowers, stems) and then by taxa (family, species) to easily research your insect.

You'll find the insect species most commonly found on trees, shrubs, turfgrass, flowers, ornamental plants, vegetables, and fruits. More than 1400 insect species are detailed, including mites, crickets, katydids, fruit flies, mealybugs, moths, maggots, borers, aphids, ants, bees, and many more.

A great read, Garden Insects of North America is a definitive one-volume bug book for gardeners, insect lovers, and entomologists alike.