An excellent book about the importance of insects with tons of information including actionable information to get readers started debugging the planet. The author's passion for the entomology shines through as she discusses insects and their importance to the planet in plain English. She highlights how insect populations have plummeted and how these insects are important in everything from our waterways to our food crops and as a source of food for birds. The book is written from a UK perspective so some of the advice only applies there, however, the book is so well written that its overall message should be well received by any reader of English.

Rebugging the Planet by Vicki Hird is a fascinating book that provides information and suggestions to help rebug our environment. There has been a rapid decline in the number of insects in the world, especially over recent decades. This is swiftly becoming problematic, but what do we do? Why is this happening? Rebugging the Planet illustrates why things have shifted so quickly, the necessity and benefits of thriving insects, and what we can do. Also explained are how to help rebug our environment and the consequences our actions have and how to make better, more bug-friendly personal and political choices. This is an excellent starting point for anyone looking to improve the environment.

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This book was very interesting and informative! I remember strongly disliking and being afraid of bugs as a child and killing them to get them away from me. As a gardener now, I love seeing spiders crawling through my garden or making webs in a basement corner (bye bye ants inside our house) and hate when I need to destroy their homes in order to rearrange things. My children love stopping on walks in order to move earthworms off of hot sidewalks back into the grass, before they fry on a hot day. They loved learning how earthworms make tunnels under our plants to help their roots receive nitrogen to help them grow. They love planting flashy flowers with me in the hopes that we can attract some bees and butterflies to help pollinate our plants. I love teaching them about how bugs are so important for our ecosystem, and they have a markedly different opinion about them than I did growing up. This book is an excellent starting point for helping adults (or older children and teens) understand why bugs are important to our world and how we can treat them with more kindness. We have a synergistic relationship and killing them is not the answer. I loved learning more about insects and how I can do my part. I also learned some new things that I am excited to pass on to my children.