Explores the biology, importance of, and methods of encouragement of bees, wasps, and ants found in a garden.

Few insects are more important than bees, wasps, and ants. They maintain the garden’s biological balance, fertilize vegetables, fruits, and flowers, and recycle nutrients within the soil. It’s no exaggeration to say that a garden can’t be understood without an understanding of its insects. Bees, Wasps, and Ants explores the importance of the Hymenoptera and explains how gardeners can encourage (or discourage) them in the garden. Part One includes a summary of their biology and a tour of what role they play in each part of the garden. Part Two takes a closer look at the individual groups within the family, including sawflies, horntails, woodwasps, parasitic wasps, predatory wasps, bees, and ants. This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.

A pioneering work on the social insects, with considerable detail including formation and maintenance of nests, relation of ants to plants and animals, behavior, recognition of friends, power of communications, senses, intelligence, etc, with most of the work related to ants.

FActs about these insects with close up illustrations.