Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs

Cabbage butterfly on flowers of golden oregano. Photo by Brendan Zwelling

Know your bugs

Judith Adam

This is a good book for identifying insects, caterpillars, their eggs and the damage they can cause. Only four grasshoppers will consider eating an ornamental plant — the twostriped, differential, migratory and redlegged grasshoppers.

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