Disgusting food invaders
By: by Ruth Owen
Series: Up close and gross. Microscopic creatures; Up close and gross
Publisher: Bearport Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9781617721267
Subjects: Foodborne diseases; Juvenile literature; Plant parasites; Parasites
Other titles: Food invaders
Description: From insects that chomp on chocolate and strawberries to grain weevils and fruit flies, the food we eat is not ours alone. Virtually everything we consume is a target for thousands of creatures, some of them harmful to our health and some helpful. Filled with fascinating facts, Disgusting Food Invaders welcomes young readers to feast their eyes on a host of tiny, uninvited dinner guests. Combines vivid, full-color microscope images and a controlled text that contains a wealth of information.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 24) and index.
Table of contents: title: What's eating your lunch?; title: Fruit fly invasion; title: Moths in your cornflakes; title: Cheese-chomping cheese mites; title: A mold sandwich; title: Grain-eating grubs; title: A peanut butter and rat hair sandwich; title: Maggot cheese, anyone?; title: Bacteria; title: microscopic food invaders.