Entomology category: 351 books
by Mike Picker
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2012
This is the first comprehensive field guide to the insect fauna of South Africa, with detailed descriptions of over 1 200 of the most common, most economically and ecologically important, and most interesting and attractive insects in the region. The easy-to-read text is matched with superb photography....
The Book of Beetles
A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred of Nature's Gems
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2014
When renowned British geneticist J. B. S. Haldane was asked what could be inferred about God from a study of his works, Haldane replied, “An inordinate fondness for beetles.” With 350,000 known species, and scientific estimates that millions more have yet to be identified, their abundance is indisputable...
Bees
Their Vision, Chemical Senses, and Language
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2014
Over half a century of brilliant scientific detective work, the Nobel Prize-winning biologist Karl von Frisch learned how the world, looks, smells, and tastes to a bee. More significantly, he discovered their dance language and their ability to use the sun as a compass. Intended to serve as an accessible...
by Herbert Otto
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015
Butterflies of the Kruger National Park and Surrounds enables identification of these colourful creatures and hopes to promote general interest in the natural world. A lavish and fascinating introduction raises topics such as classification of Lepidoptera, butterfly behavior, names, biology and life...
by Justin O. Schmidt
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2016
Entomologist Justin O. Schmidt is on a mission. Some say it’s a brave exploration, others shake their heads in disbelief. His goal? To compare the impacts of stinging insects on humans, mainly using himself as the test case.
In The Sting of the Wild, the colorful Dr. Schmidt takes us on a...
Bee Time
Lessons from the Hive
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2014
Being among bees is a full-body experience, Mark Winston writes. Bee Time presents his reflections on three decades spent studying these remarkable creatures, and on the lessons they can teach about how humans might better interact with one another and the natural world, from the boardroom to urban design to agricultural ecosystems.
Ant Encounters
Interaction Networks and Colony Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2010
How do ant colonies get anything done, when no one is in charge? An ant colony operates without a central control or hierarchy, and no ant directs another. Instead, ants decide what to do based on the rate, rhythm, and pattern of individual encounters and interactions--resulting in a dynamic network...
A Buzz in the Meadow
The Natural History of a French Farm
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
A CONSERVATIONIST'S DEEPLY PERSONAL AND FASCINATING REFLECTION ON OWNING AND REVITALIZING A FARM IN RURAL FRANCE
A Sting in the Tale, Dave Goulson's account of a lifetime studying bees, was a powerful call to arms for nature lovers everywhere. Brilliantly reviewed, it was shortlisted for the...
by Michael Allaby
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2014
This best-selling dictionary is the most comprehensive and up to date of its kind, containing over 6,000 entries on all aspects of zoology. Complemented by numerous illustrations, it includes terms from the areas of ecology, animal behaviour, evolution, earth history, zoogeography, genetics, and physiology...
Bug Eyes - All Bugged Out
Insects, Spiders and Bug Facts for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2015
Bugs are small, yet they have a slew of exotic powers. This alone puts kids on the side of bugs. When they read about them, they can imagine having the same amazing skills. Of course, there is always the gross-out factor to think about, too. Society has declared that bugs are gross, which makes them...
The Lives of Bees
The Untold Story of the Honey Bee in the Wild
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2019
How the lives of wild honey bees offer vital lessons for saving the world’s managed bee colonies
Humans have kept honey bees in hives for millennia, yet only in recent decades have biologists begun to investigate how these industrious insects live in the wild. The Lives of Bees is Thomas...
Bugged
The Insects Who Rule the World and the People Obsessed with Them
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2017
"Creepy, beautiful, icky and amazing." —Penny Le Couteur, author of Napoleon's Button
Insects have been shaping our ecological world and plant life for over 400 million years. In fact, our world is essentially run by bugs—there are 1.4 billion for every human on the planet. In...
Biological Control
Ecology and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2017
Biological control is the suppression of populations of pests and weeds by living organisms. These organisms can provide important protection from invasive species and protect our environment by reducing the need for pesticides. However, they also pose possible environmental risks, so biological control...
A Sting in the Tale
My Adventures with Bumblebees
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GREAT NATURE WRITERS SUCH AS E.O. WILSON AND CHARMING MEMOIRS LIKE GERALD DURRELL'S MY FAMILY AND OTHER ANIMALS, THIS FASCINATING BOOK WILL ALTER THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT BUMBLEBEES.
Dave Goulson became obsessed with wildlife as a small boy growing up in rural Shropshire,...