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The book describes the conversion of a once insect-unfriendly Bermuda grass front yard into a suburban insect oasis, without totally alienating the neighbors. The task required changing the standard all-American front yard into a patch of reconstructed desert chaparral with a small rectangular vegetable garden set off to the side. This metamorphosis opened the door to a parade of insects who came to stay or at least visit for awhile, sharing their lives with the author while also sharing part of the garden's produce in some cases. After explaining how this transformation came to be, the book's following chapters wander through the front yard, pointing out the insects on the brittlebush, milkweed, and zucchini while explaining what is interesting about the brittlebush aphid, the milkweed bug, and the zucchini bee. A combination gardening and insect behavior book.