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Beetle Busters: A Rogue Insect and the People Who Track It
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Beetle Busters: A Rogue Insect and the People Who Track It Hardback - 2014

by Loree Griffin Burns; Ellen Harasimowicz (Illustrator)

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This fascinating 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 incredibly invasive pest. Full color.

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The Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) has made news across the United States. These beetles came to America from China, living in wood turned into shipping material. At first the beetles invaded urban areas, where hardwood trees were in limited supply--Chicago was able to declare itself ALB-free in 2006. But right now there is bad news in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Toronto--infestations have erupted in the area's hardwood forests, and these beetles, while bad at flying, are very good at killing trees.

Clint McFarland's job? Stop the ALB at any cost. How do you balance the needs of residents, the impact to the environment, and an invasive species primed to wipe out entire forests? It takes the help of everyday people, such as children playing baseball at a playground, teams of beetle-sniffing dogs, and science-minded people (bug scientists and tree doctors) to eradicate this invasive pest.

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  • Title Beetle Busters: A Rogue Insect and the People Who Track It
  • Author Loree Griffin Burns; Ellen Harasimowicz (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1st Edition, 1st
  • Pages 64
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Clarion Books, Boston
  • Publication date 2014-10
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780547792675 / 0547792670
  • Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 11.1 x 0.5 in (23.11 x 28.19 x 1.27 cm)
  • Age range 10 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 7
  • Reading level 1100
  • Themes
    • Event: Back to School
    • Event: Spring
    • Seasonal: Spring
    • Sex & Gender: Boy's Interest
    • Topical: Boy's Interest
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science
  • Library of Congress subjects Beetles, Asian longhorned beetle
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2013050160
  • Dewey Decimal Code 595.764

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Citations

  • Booklist, 11/15/2014, Page 37
  • Booklist Ed Choice Youth, 01/01/2015, Page 15
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 12/01/2014, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 01/01/2015, Page 93
  • Kirkus Reviews, 10/01/2014, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 10/06/2014, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 01/01/2015, Page 127

About the author

Loree Griffin Burns, Ph.D., did her doctoral studies (in various kinds of biology) at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Ms. Burns lives in Massachusetts with her husband and three children. Ellen Harasimonwicz's photography has appeared in the Washington Post, Scientific American, Down East, In Touch Weekly, the Harvard Press, and Audubon Adventures. She lives in central Massachusetts.
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