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Beetle busters : a rogue insect and the people who track it /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burns, Loree Griffin
Other Authors: Harasimowicz, Ellen (Photographer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2014]
Series:Scientists in the field.
Subjects:
Asian longhorned beetle > Juvenile literature.
Beetles > Juvenile literature.
Asian longhorned beetle.
Beetles.
Juvenile works.
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
Audience:Ages 1-14.
Grade 7 to 8.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 61) and index.
ISBN:9780547792675 (hbk.)
0547792670 (hbk.)