Primary/Junior (Gr. 3-6) "... this Creepy Crawlies title will (make your skin crawl)... informational yet easy-to-read text in double-page spreads explains the classification, anatomy, life cycles, and ideal feeding and living conditions for mites, ticks, and bedbugs as well as the differences among them... Covered are their dangers and surprising helpfulness in some cases... their infestation and removal; and their predators... Children will be... interested in the long history, myths, and lore associated with these pests as well as the eye-catching layout, with numerous enlarged color photographs of bedbugs, mites, and ticks, some engorged beyond imagination. Appended lists of Web sites and museums, a bibliography, and a glossary conclude this equally repulsive and fascinating book... " - Booklist, Oct 1/10 **also recommended in series: Rats around us; Termits and other home wreckers.

Includes index.