Publisher's Synopsis
Known in New Zealand as 'The Bugman', Ruud Kleinpaste is the charismatic presenter of many TV programmes, notably Ground Rules and Maggie's Garden Show and he also writes for Growing Today. Backyard Battlefield is every gardener's essential reference guide to bugs. This book is packed with information and advice about common insects and invertebrates that live in your garden. It asks 'Do you really need to get rid of them?' And if you do, Ruud tells you how. In his inimitable and entertaining style, Ruud Kleinpaste describes many bugs, including codling moths, aphids, monarch butterflies, ants, weta, snails, mosquitoes and many more. "This book aims to help you identify the guilty parties and to deal with them in the most ecofriendly way possible so that you can win the backyard battles." - Ruud Kleinpaste
