Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects

Explore the creepy, dangerous, and sometimes deadly insects and other bugs that can harm humans, animals, and plants.

In this darkly comical look at the sinister side of our relationship with the natural world, horticulture and nature writer Amy Stewart has tracked down over one hundred of our worst entomological foes—creatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. From the world’s most painful hornet, to the flies that transmit deadly diseases, to millipedes that...