Artikelname: A Dictionary of Entomology
Artikelbeschreibung: Entomology is a huge, wide ranging subject with many facets, and interfaces with many other sciences. Consequently its terms, phrases and names are large in number and disparate in origin. This book is a comprehensive, fully cross-referenced collection of approximately 35,000 terms, names and phrases used in entomology. It covers insect anatomy, behaviour, biology, ecology, histology, molecular biology, morphology, pest management, taxonomy, and systematics. The origin, etymology, part of speech, plural forms and definition of each term and phrase are all provided, including the language, meaning or root of each term and constituent parts. Where meanings have changed, or terms have been borrowed from other disciplines, the most current usage is indicated. The common names of insects, their scientific binomen and taxonomic classification are provided, with diagnoses of pest species in many cases. All insect order, suborder, superfamily, family and subfamily names are given, together with the diagnostic features of orders and families. Names of deceased entomologists, or scientists from other fields who have contributed to entomology are included, with the citation for their biography or obituary. The list of names is global, including entomologists from Asia. This book is a reference source for professionals and students of entomology and related disciplines.

Artikelname: A Field Guide to the Insects of Britain & Northern Europe (3rd edition)
Artikelbeschreibung: This wholly updated and reset edition - the first since 1976 - brings this classic field guide right up to date. Although it has been completely rewritten, it still follows the same structure that was so highly praised in the previous editions. The first part of the book is a general introduction to the insect world, which is followed by the first of the many excellent illustrated identification keys. This primary key leads into the core of the book, the order descriptions. In each case these give a short introduction to the key features of the order, including details of their biology, followed by specific identification keys. By following the keys it is therefore possible for a beginner to identify nearly every species of insect, and learn about its biology at the same time. The text is illustrated with over 300 explanatory drawings and the 60 colour plates show 778 of the common species.

Artikelname: A Fly for the Prosecution: How Insect Evidence Helps Solve Crimes
Artikelbeschreibung: The forensic entomologist turns a dispassionate, analytic eye on scenes from which most people would recoil--human corpses in various stages of decay, usually the remains of people who have met a premature end through accident or mayhem. To Lee Goff and his fellow forensic entomologists, each body recovered at a crime scene is an ecosystem, a unique microenvironment colonized in succession by a diverse array of flies, beetles, mites, spiders, and other arthropods: some using the body to provision their young, some feeding directly on the tissues and by-products of decay, and still others preying on the scavengers. Using actual cases on which he has consulted, Goff shows how knowledge of these insects and their habits allows forensic entomologists to furnish investigators with crucial evidence about crimes. Even when a body has been reduced to a skeleton, insect evidence can often provide the only available estimate of the postmortem interval, or time elapsed since death, as well as clues to whether the body has been moved from the original crime scene, and whether drugs have contributed to the death. An experienced forensic investigator who regularly advises law enforcement agencies in the United States and abroad, Goff is uniquely qualified to tell the fascinating if unsettling story of the development and practice of forensic entomology.

Also available in card covers at £9.99

Artikelname: A key the major Groups of British Freshwater Invertebrates
Artikelbeschreibung: This key should enable beginners to identify living animals encountered during the course of field studies. Behavioural characters are given particular emphasis, but full morphological descriptions are also included. Characters which require considerable expertise, or expensive equipment, have been avoided. The key covers the invertebrates found in all types of freshwater pools, lakes, streams and rivers.

Artikelname: A Key to the Adults of the British Ephemeroptera
Artikelbeschreibung: Mayflies are unique amongst insects in having two adult stages. This key looks at both stages within the one key and is illustrated throughout with line drawings and a few photographs. There is also a section covering their ecology and even a few notes on fishermen's flies as this is the family that most artificial flies are meant to represent.

Artikelname: A Key to the Freshwater Triclads of Britain and Ireland
Artikelbeschreibung: In Britain freshwater triclads (a group of flatworm) can be found in the surface waters of lakes and streams. There are two keys, one based on living material and the other based on prepared material. There are also extensive notes on their ecology and information about collection, examination and preparation.

Artikelname: A Key to the Larvae of the British Orthocladiinae (Chironomidae)
Artikelbeschreibung: The larval Chironomidae often dominate the invertebrate fauna of many aquatic ecosystems. The key (mainly based on the morphology of fourth instar larvae) is illustrated throughout with drawings of relavant part and there is information on rearing the larvae and slide preparation.

Artikelname: A Natural History of Nettles
Artikelbeschreibung: The first book ever on the much maligned nettles of the world presents a story of these followers of mankind and his cattle throughout history. This study centres on the most abundant and sub-cosmopolitan common stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), but also deals with other nettles throughout the world. Tropical tormentors rich in species include the notorious nettle trees with their formidable stings which fascinated the Europeans after their discovery by botanists on the round-the-world trips of exploration in the 17-19th centuries. Many people on their travels will have met the nettle trees of the Indo-Malay region and other stinging nettles in North and South America, India, etc., which sting and have beautiful flowers but are called nettles; these are also dealt with. The first microscopists and their descriptions of the beautiful stinging hair; the uncovering of the mechanism of its action and the more recent elucidation of the toxins causing the characteristic symptoms is a fascinating one and takes up 3 chapters. The book includes the 100 major scientific works published on the common stinging nettle and never brought to the notice of the general public before. The author spent six years studying the ecology of the nettle patch, its invertebrate herbivores (mainly insects) and vertebrate herbivores (cattle, deer, etc.,) and their interactions with other plants: its secret life is recorded in line drawings and photographs (1000+ individual items). It was not possible to publish these in colour but they are in full colour on a CD-ROM (300 dpi) at the back of the book. Covered also are nettle folklore, fibre use in World War I & II, as a food, fodder, herbal medicine, growth as a competitor plant, habitats, sex (unique exploding stamens), breeding systems, variation, evolution etc.!! Some the world's most beautiful butterflies would not exist without nettles.

Artikelname: A Photographic Guide to the Grasshoppers & Crickets of Britain and Ireland
Artikelbeschreibung: A field guide to the grasshoppers and crickets found in Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. The book includes photographs and life histories of all the resident, vagrant and introduced species. There is also a descriptive section covering the species with 'one off' records and those that may appear in these islands in the near future.

The photographs include the adults, nymphs and colour forms, accompanied by a description of their identification features and the identifying features of similar species. There is a full colour, 'easy access' photographic key to the adults, for quick and easy identification. The early chapters cover orthopteran biology, habitats, useful equipment and photography.

Artikelname: A Revised Key to the Caseless Caddis Larvae of the British Isles
Artikelbeschreibung: Caseless caddis are important components of the system used by the Environment Agency to assess ecological quality of rivers. This book uses a key along with taxonomic notes on each family to identify the different species of caseless caddis larvae (Trichoptera) that are found in British waters. There are also sections on feeding biology, habitat distribution and life histories. Illustrated with line drawings and some black and white photographs. An invaluable source of reference for identification, distribution and ecology of these rarer macroinvertebrates.

Artikelname: A Sound Guide to the Grasshoppers and Crickets of Western Europe CD
Artikelbeschreibung: A 2-CD set, companion to the book 'The Songs of the Grasshopper and Crickets of Western Europe'. It plays some 352 song excerpts of 170 species of European grasshoppers and crickets. An invaluable aid to accurate identification.

Artikelname: A Venomous Life
Artikelbeschreibung: This autobiography of Struan K. Sutherland , titled "A Venomous Life", was published in November 1998, a title which in so many ways was incredibly apt. Never one to shirk an issue or shy from what he thought was right, he will best be remembered for the ground-breaking research he completed over many years into Australia?s venomous animals.

Most famously, he developed: an antivenom for Sydney?s deadly funnel-web spider; the first commercially viable snake venom protection kit; and the pressure immobilisation first-aid technique to treat snake bites.

Artikelname: Adults and Nymphs of British Stoneflies (Plecoptera)
Artikelbeschreibung: This is a comprehensive key (one for adults and one for nymphs) illustrated with good line drawings to help identification. There are also notes on how to collect and preserve them, their ecology and distribution maps.

Artikelname: Adults of the British Aquatic Hemiptera Heteroptera:A Key with Ecological Notes
Artikelbeschreibung: As well as a key to families and a key to species of these water bugs this book contains a large section on ecology including distribution information, feeding, predation etc. Illustrated throughout with line drawings, maps and diagrams.

Artikelname: AIDGAP: A key to major Groups of British Terrestrial Invertebrates
Artikelbeschreibung: This key should enable beginners to identify living animals encountered during field studies in most terrestrial or semi-terrestrial habitats. Characters which require considerable expertise, or expensive equipment, have been avoided. Ecological notes are included for all groups.

Artikelname: AIDGAP: A key to the Woodlice of Britain and Ireland
Artikelbeschreibung: A fully-illustrated, AIDGAP-tested key is provided to the 37 species of woodlice (Crustacea: Isopoda, Oniscidea) now known to be native or naturalised in Britain and Ireland. Glasshouse aliens that cannot breed here in the wild have been excluded. Colour plates support detailed line drawings and the confirmatory descriptions of each species include notes on distribution and natural history. Details are given of the Isopod Recording Scheme and it is hoped that this user-friendly key will stimulate more people to identify woodlice, contribute records, and increase our knowledge of these widespread and interesting animals.

Artikelname: Amazonian Arachnida and Myriapoda: Keys for the Identification to Classes, Orders, Families, Some Genera and Lists of Known Spec
Artikelbeschreibung: The book is and attempt: (1) to provide illustrated keys for neophytes and anyone interested in Neotropical Arachnida and Myriapoda; (2) to supply a source of references on the actual taxonomic; (3) to introduce approved sampling techniques developed for terrestrial arthropods; (4) to stimulate education and research in Neotropical Arachnida and Myriapoda

Artikelname: An Introduction to Arthropod Pest Control
Artikelbeschreibung: Arthropod pests are responsible for huge annual losses in global crop production and for transmitting a number of infectious diseases. The control of such pests is therefore of the utmost importance. An Introduction to Arthropod Pest Control provides an up-to-date, detailed overview of current approaches to pest control including chemical pest control, the use of biological and biorational control agents, as well as the latest developments in biotechnology. The book specifically emphasises the techniques available for controlling pests using examples of crop pests, animal pests, and pests that transmit disease, from a wide range of countries. The book is intended as a standard introductory text for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the fields of pest control, entomology, crop protection, and agricultural and environmental sciences. It is also aimed at professional pest control practitioners and government employees working in extension services.

Artikelname: An Introduction to the Study of Insects (6th Edition)
Artikelbeschreibung: This text uses a taxonomic approach to introduce students to the science of entomology. Extensive use of identification keys acquaints students with all the families of insects in the United States and Canada and provides means for students to identify 95% or more of the insects found occurring in North America.

Also available in Card Covers at £25.

Artikelname: Animals Under Logs and Stones
Artikelbeschreibung: Logs and stones provide an interesting interface between damp soil and dry open air. The animals that live there cover a wide range of groups and have equally wide ranging ways of coping with the environment in which they have chosen to live. These animals have been termed 'cryptozoa' ('hidden' animals). This book does not cover animals found on the sea shore or in very wet places.

Artikelname: Apple Snails in the Aquarium
Artikelbeschreibung: This title covers all important species of apple snails of the world. It gives taxonomic information, help in distinguishing the species, general apple snail biology, snails in their natural habitat and in the aquarium. The book is primarily writen for those interested in the ecology of Apple Snails.

Artikelname: Aquatic Entomology
Artikelbeschreibung: This book has been written not only for entomologists, ecologists, and students of aquatic entomology, but also for sport fishermen, naturalists, and environmental assessment specialists. For those who may not have some vested interested in nature and ecology, this book will provide a pictorial introduction to some of the most fascinating life forms on earth and, hopefully, "wet" the appetite for understanding the aquatic insects, their environment, and their relationship to human life.

Artikelname: Aquatic Insects of North Europe Vol 2 Odonata and Diptera
Artikelbeschreibung: Truly aquatic insects species are in North Europe found in ten different orders, representing a wide variety of form and life styles. Most diverse are the dipterans, the two-winged flies and midges, including among others the notorious blood-sucking pests of the boreal and subarctic regions. Other diverse orders are chiefly the beetles and caddisflies, including several hundreds of species occupying most of the available freshwater environments. Besides the aquatic beetles and bugs, insects classified as aquatic normally develop in water, whereas the adult flying forms are terristrial. Swarming mayflies and hovering libellulas are well-known characteristics of lake and stream shores, whereas their aquatic larvae remain more anonymous for the general naturalist. On the contrary, insect larvae are nowadays widely used in environmental monitoring, the actual species composition at a locality providing reliable evidence on the impacts of acidification and pollution. Environmental applications have engaged many people in the identification on aquatic insect larvae, on scientific, commercial or governmental basis. however, these activities have been hampered by a general lack of an up-to-date standard work providing mordern nomenclature and reliable identification keys including all taxa known from the region. The present handbook is designed to fill this gap, as far as taxonomic knowledge is available. Geographically, the handbook focuses on the Nordic Countries, i. e. Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Most information included will be correct also for the rest of Northern Europe, although some more southern taxa may be absent from the identification keys and check lists. The handbook is designed to serve several important purposes. The introductory text together with the many literature references provided for each order or family is a rich source of information on natural history, morphology, faunistics, classification and identification. The richly illustrated identification keys are generally given for both larvae and adults at least to the generic level. Check lists record the distributions of all species known from the region on a national basis. About 30 highly qualified European specialists on aquatic insects have contributed to this handbook in providing overviews of the taxa of their speciality. Each chapter follows a common format in order to ease the usage of the handbook.

I also stock vol 1 of this series covering the Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Heteroptera, Megaloptera, Neuroptera, Coleoptera, Trichoptera and Lepidoptera

Artikelname: Aquatic Insects of North Europe VOL1:Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Heteroptera, Megaloptera, Neuroptera, Coleoptera, Trichoptera an
Artikelbeschreibung: Truly aquatic insects species are in North Europe found in ten different orders, representing a wide variety of form and life styles. Most diverse are the dipterans, the two-winged flies and midges, including among others the notorious blood-sucking pests of the boreal and subarctic regions. Other diverse orders are chiefly the beetles and caddisflies, including several hundreds of species occupying most of the available freshwater environments. Besides the aquatic beetles and bugs, insects classified as aquatic normally develop in water, whereas the adult flying forms are terristrial. Swarming mayflies and hovering libellulas are well-known characteristics of lake and stream shores, whereas their aquatic larvae remain more anonymous for the general naturalist. On the contrary, insect larvae are nowadays widely used in environmental monitoring, the actual species composition at a locality providing reliable evidence on the impacts of acidification and pollution. Environmental applications have engaged many people in the identification on aquatic insect larvae, on scientific, commercial or governmental basis. however, these activities have been hampered by a general lack of an up-to-date standard work providing mordern nomenclature and reliable identification keys including all taxa known from the region. The present handbook is designed to fill this gap, as far as taxonomic knowledge is available. Geographically, the handbook focuses on the Nordic Countries, i. e. Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Most information included will be correct also for the rest of Northern Europe, although some more southern taxa may be absent from the identification keys and check lists. The handbook is designed to serve several important purposes. The introductory text together with the many literature references provided for each order or family is a rich source of information on natural history, morphology, faunistics, classification and identification. The richly illustrated identification keys are generally given for both larvae and adults at least to the generic level. Check lists record the distributions of all species known from the region on a national basis. About 30 highly qualified European specialists on aquatic insects have contributed to this handbook in providing overviews of the taxa of their speciality. Each chapter follows a common format in order to ease the usage of the handbook.

I also stock vol 2 of this work covering Odonata and Diptera.

Artikelname: Arthropods of Tropical Forests
Artikelbeschreibung: Arthropods are the most diverse group of organisms on our planet and the tropical rainforests represent the most biologically diverse of all ecosystems. This book, written by 79 authors contributing to 35 chapters, aims to provide an overview of data collected during recent studies in Australia, Africa, Asia, and South America. The book focusses on the distribution of arthropods and their use of resources in the rainforest canopies, providing a basis for comparison between the forest ecosystems of the main biogeographical regions. Topics covered include the distribution of arthropods along vertical gradients and the relationship between the soil/litter habitat and the forest canopy. The temporal dynamics of arthropod communities, habitats and food selection are examined within and among tropical tree crowns, as are the effects of forest disturbance. This important book is a valuable addition to the literature used by community ecologists, conservation biologists entomologists, botanists and forestry experts.

Artikelname: Atlas of European Trichoptera
Artikelbeschreibung: Caddis flies are important indicators of environmental quality in aquatic biotopes. This Atlas is the first book which enables the identification of the entire European caddis fly fauna since McLachlan?s Revision and Synopsis of 1874-1880.

Identification of European caddis flies has proved difficult as a result of the widely scattered literature, and has therefore been a matter for specialists for more than hundred years.

This Second Edition of The Atlas of European Trichoptera contains over 1400 species which means an increase of 25% since the first edition of 1983.

Identification of specimens is one of the most difficult tasks in Zoology. This volume presents information which will enable the reader to develop his own opinions and will also help him reach decisions concerning the accuracy of his own results.

The identification of specimens is undertaken by comparing the detailed drawings of the most important characteristics of all species known in Europe, the Mediterranean countries north of the Sahara, the Canary islands, Madeira, the Azores islands and the adjacent eastern regions including the Arab Peninsula and Iran. The fauna of Turkistan and Siberia is partially included.

Artikelname: Australian Cicadas
Artikelbeschreibung: Australia has a large, diverse and almost entirely endemic cicada fauna. Cicadas are, with butterflies, katydids, dragonflies and large beetles, among the most popular groups of insects. This book, written by Australia's foremost cicada expert, provides for the first time a comprehensive reference to the Australian species. The introductory chapters give concise accounts of life histories, predators, parasites, pathogens, sound production, collection, preservation and classification. Text for each species includes scientific and common names, descriptions and information on distribution (with map), habitat, song, behaviour and life history. Most species are illustrated in colour.

Artikelname: Biology of Grasshoppers
Artikelbeschreibung: This volume presents diverse biological aspects of grasshoppers - a group of insects which includes locusts and which is of major importance in research and pest control. Advances in study made possible by new methods and technological development - such as electron microscopy, radar studies of insect movements and modern methods in population biology - are emphasized, as are recent developments in ecophysiology. Some topics included are: chemoreception, food selection, feeding, nutrition, water and temperature regulation, pheromones, chemical communication, mating systems, flight and migration, population dynamics, pathogenic diseases and color pattern polymorphism.

Artikelname: Biology of Springtails (Insecta: Collembola)
Artikelbeschreibung: This comprehensive work is the first single-volume book of the 20th century to review the biology of this important group of insects, including a complete list of Collembola genera together with more than 2,500 references as well as the discussions of springtail behavior, physiology and evolution.

Artikelname: Biology of the Plant Bugs (Hemiptera: Midridae)
Artikelbeschreibung: The author presents a thorough treatment of the mirids and their relationship with their biological environments, particularly their ecology and evolution. The volumes 18 chapters are organized into five sections: background issues (treating classification issues and mirid feeding habits and host plants in historical perspective); perspectives on family characterization and identification, ecology and behavior, morphology, physiology, and feeding behavior, and mirids and plant diseases; mirid phytophagy; mirid zoophagy; and a concluding section addressing the ancestral feeding habits of the Heteroptera and Miridae, feeding trends among Mirid higher taxa, and future research directions. Appendices cite valid names, authorities, subfamilies, equivalent common and scientific names, and common names of plants mentioned in the text, with their scientific name, authority, and family

Artikelname: Britain's Dragonflies
Artikelbeschreibung: This is the only comprehensive photographic guide to the dragonflies of Britain and Ireland now in print, covering the 57 recorded species and 10 potential vagrants.

In full colour, with 55 stunning plates depicting males, females, immatures and other forms, produced using the latest digital image technology. The text covers the key identification features of each species, and includes information on status, distribution, behaviour, habitat preferences, and population and conservation.

Additional illustrated sections summarise the key identification features of adults and larvae.

Colour distribution map for each species.

Artikelname: British Freshwater Crustacea Malacostraca
Artikelbeschreibung: This book includes a pictorial guide to the key as well as line drawing illustrations throughout of whole animals and distinguishing features. There are also notes on their biology and ecology including taxomony for the species

Artikelname: British Grasshoppers and Their Allies
Artikelbeschreibung: The intention of this unpretentious little work is to encourage the study of a group of insects that have been much neglected in this country in spite of their great interest.

Artikelname: British Plant Galls (Aidgap key)
Artikelbeschreibung: This fully illustrated AIDGAP guide should enable most beginners to identify all the common plant galls discovered in the field in Great Britain, as well as the majority of those less commonly encountered. It contains nearly 200 keys grouped by gall causer (bacteria, mycoplasma and viruses; fungi; plants; nematodes; and arthropods) and then subdivided according to host plant genera.

Artikelname: Bugs on Bushes: An Invertebrate Name Trail
Artikelbeschreibung: An excellent invertebrate name trail of animals that might be found when sweeping long grass or beating trees and bushes. The name trail is full of easy to follow stages with coloured illustrations of the animals. On the back is further information about invertebrates and ideas for more projects.

Artikelname: Bush Boy to Bug Man
Artikelbeschreibung: Ten years in the life of a young New Zealander in the Forest Service - he's physically tough, untutored but keen to get ahead - bring about an amazing metamorphosis. The Technical Trainee of the early pages is barely recognisable as the double-degreed professional entomologist - the 'bug man' - who emerges in statu imaginis at the end of 1954. Adventures and dangers lie in wait along the trees to bees trail for the budding academic - and they're not all winged or four-legged! This delightfully written autobiographical 'slice' shows how gutsy determination and two inspirational texts took the author to his chosen speciality and an international career. Born in Ruawai, Tom White grew up in Hawera. After his time in the NZ Forest Service as a Technical Trainee, he was a Forest Entomologist at the FRI in Rotorua. From there he went to the University of Adelaide in South Australia and was a Senior Lecturer in Zoology before going to the University of the South Pacific as Professor of Biology. From there he returned to Australia as Dean of Applied Science at Charles Sturt University. He has also lectured and researched in Britain, the USA, South Africa, China and Italy, and is now an Hon. Research Fellow at the Waite Institute of the University of Adelaide.

Artikelname: Caddisflies the Underwater Architects
Artikelbeschreibung: Caddisflies constitute the insect order Trichoptera in which some 10,000 species are known in the world, including about 1400 in North America. Fossil evidence shows that caddisflies originated in the Triassic period, 200-250 million years ago. They are important links in the movement of energy and nutrients through freshwater ecosystems due largely to the extraordinary diversification in their larval architecture, which includes portable and stationary shelters, silken filter nets, and osmotically semipermeable cocoons. Glenn Wiggins's Caddisflies is the foremost comprehensive reference source about these insects and is concerned with behavioural ecology, evolutionary history, biogeography, and biological diversity.

Wiggins outlines fundamental concepts of aquatic ecology, illuminating the ways in which caddisflies help to make fresh waters work. Essential features of morphology, biology, and distribution are outlined for the twenty-six North American families of caddisflies and illustrated diagnostic keys are provided for larvae, pupae, and adults. The author also brings together information on caddisflies from widely scattered sources and provides comprehensive coverage of the scientific literature.

Artikelname: Centipedes of the British Isles
Artikelbeschreibung: Centipedes are many-legged arthropods with a leathery exoskeleton and a pair of legs on each of the trunk segments, which vary in number from 15 to 101 in British species. Millipedes have rigid exoskeletons and two pairs of legs on each trunk segment.

E H Eason's work was published in 1964, and has long been out of print. Though some of the nomenclature has changed, this book of descriptions, illustrations and distribution data remains invaluable, and is faithfully reproduced here in electronic format on CD.

The CD is suitable for Windows PCs and Macs, and has fully searchable text and hyperlinks for ease of navigation.

The quality of reproduction of illustrations and text is excellent. The book includes 495 line illustrations.

The book is in Adobe Acrobat pdf format (free Reader software included), allowing high-quality printing of the text and plates.

Artikelname: Collins Complete British Insects
Artikelbeschreibung: A photographic field guide to 1,500 species of insects found in Britain A photographic field guide to all the common and some unusual species of insects across Britain that the keen amateur naturalist is likely to spot. Approximately 1,500 species are illustrated with clear photographs chosen for their help in identification. / Details of distribution for each insect, and whether it is common or rare / Includes photographs of larvae / Each section is coded with a symbol for easy reference / Information on easily confused species / All the information on the species together in the same place Insect groups dealt with include butterflies and moths, mayflies, dragonflies, damselflies, grasshoppers, crickets, earwigs, lacewings, bugs, bees, wasps, ants and beetles, all with keys to ensure accurate identification.

Artikelname: Dead Wood Matters
Artikelbeschreibung: The proceedings of a British Ecological Society meeting held at Dunham Massey Park to consider the ecology and conservation of saproxylic invertebrates in Britain, and if you didn't know the first paper tells you what a saproxylic invertebrate is - dependent on wood, usually dead, for a part of their life-cycle.

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Artikelname: Dragonflies (Berger)
Artikelbeschreibung: Dazzling in appearance, idiosyncratic in behaviour, dragonflies and damselflies have long captured the imaginations of nature lovers. In this illustrated natural history guide, Cynthia Berger takes the reader on a whirlwind trip through the lives of these intriguing insects, from their birth underwater (where they actually spend most of their lives as ferocious nymphs) to their miraculous transformation into free-flying adults. Features a field guide to the most common North American species -- including life-size silhouettes for easy identification -- as well as tips for observing dragonflies in the wild and attracting them to your backyard.

Artikelname: Dragonflies of Surrey
Artikelbeschreibung: Surrey is a county with an abundance of dragonfly species and this book provides comprehensive information on every species of dragonfly and damselfly occurring in Surrey. The author, Peter Follett, has been studying dragonflies and damselflies for 12 years and in this book he details for the first time their status and distribution across the county. The book also looks at a variety of different subjects including species identification and conservation and includes a fascinating account of Surrey's fossil record written by Dr. Edmund Jarzembowski and André Nel. It also lists some of the best sites in the country to watch dragonflies including no fewer than 44 which are home to over 17 different species.

Although a county based book it is a very good general handbook useful for indentifying Hoverflies in all parts of the UK.

Artikelname: Dragonflies of the Natal Drakensberg
Artikelbeschreibung: The sixth book in the "Ukhahlamba" series on the natural history of the Drakensberg. With this guide on South African dragonflies, these insects should be easily identified in the Berg and other parts of the country.

Artikelname: Dragonflies of the World
Artikelbeschreibung: Here, for the first time, is a comprehensive and accessible overview of one of the world's most popular insect groups, the Odonata. Written for interested amateurs as well as more experienced professionals, Dragonflies of the World covers their evolution, ecology, behaviour, physiology and taxonomy. It describes their unique attributes and the distinctive features of the suborders, superfamilies, families and subfamilies.

With its readable text and spectacular colour photographs covering more than 300 species of dragonflies and damselflies in their natural setting, Dragonflies of the World is an essential reference for anyone with an interest in Odonata.

The author, Jill Silsby has spent the last 20 years travelling extensively in most parts of the world, observing and recording dragonfly behaviour and their habitats. She served as Honorary Secretary of the British Dragonfly. Society for eight years, was a founding member of the Worldwide Dragonfly Association and, since its foundation in 1997, has been its Honorary Secretary and Treasurer.

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Artikelname: Dragonflies Through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America
Artikelbeschreibung: Dragonfly-watching is fast becoming an exciting and popular hobby This book is a new addition to Oxford's Butterflies (and Others) through Binoculars series of field guides. It allows for quick and easy identification of all the 300-plus species of dragonflies that have been found in the United States and Canada. Special features for this field guide include detailed accunts of every species mentioned, useful information on habitats, explanations of mating rituals, full-color photographs of most of the species described, and range maps.

Artikelname: Dragonflies: Behaviour and Ecology of Odonata
Artikelbeschreibung: This outstanding monograph presents a critical review of information, published and unpublished, worldwide, on the behaviour and ecology of dragonflies in all stages of the life cycle for both physical and biotic environments. Information about tropical and temperate species in functional and evolutionary contexts is skilfully integrated and facts and ideas are reviewed in the context of current biological thinking. The book includes more than 4,000 bibliographical entries, and concludes with indexes to authors, taxa and subjects.

Philip Corbet is a world authority on the Odonata and author of the highly regarded A Biology of Dragonflies (which the present work comprehensively updates), and co-author with Cynthia Longfield and Norman Moore of the New Naturalist volume on Dragonflies. He has recently been awarded the Royal Society of Edinburgh's prestigious Neill Medal (2002) for this book as 'an extraordinary piece of scholarship and biological insight'. This is awarded triennially to a Scottish Naturalist for a major contribution to natural history.

Artikelname: Ecological Methods in Forest Pest Management
Artikelbeschreibung: This book is about the management of forest pests. It focuses predominantly on insect pests, but many examples relate to fungal pathogens, some of which are vectored by forest insects. The central theme of the book is the development of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), the main impetus for which comes from the need to use environmentally sensitive methods of control appropriate to both semi-natural and plantation forests. Such forests are likely to be managed not only for timber production but also for recreation and to enhance biodiversity. An introductory chapter describes how forests have been transformed by exploitation and management and how altering the composition and distribution of forests can contribute to pest problems. Subsequent chapters focus on the 'techniques' of management and control that contribute to IPM, considering in turn plant health, risk-rating, silviculture, tree resistance, biological control, microbial control and semiochemicals. By focussing on these important elements of management, the aim is to provide a critical analysis of the theory and practice of each one in relation to key aspects of both pest and forest ecology. The final chapter on IPM brings together elements of the previous chapters, discussing them in the context of the economic and environmental impact of pests, the economics of control, and the role of decision support systems. Detailed case studies are provided and future developments in IPM discussed in relation to sustainability, conservation and the potential impact of climate change.

Artikelname: Encyclopedia of Insects
Artikelbeschreibung: This is a comprehensive work devoted to all aspects of insects, including their anatomy, physiology, evolution, behaviour, reproduction, ecology and disease, as well as issues of exploitation, conservation, and management.

Artikelname: Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects:Plecoptera: Illustrated Keys to Known Families, Genera, and Species in South Amer
Artikelbeschreibung: This text is part of a series designed to facilitate identification of South American insects likely to be encountered in, on, or near water, on wetlands, and in unusual aquatic habitats. It permits identification of all known adults and larvae. Each volume of the "Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects" begins with a short general introduction. The scope of this volume is the Plecoptera. It includes all species known from South America as of the year 2002 and permits a state-of-the-art identification of the species. In the case of specimens belonging to undescribed species or those not previously reported from South America, it permits identification to genus or family and gives the reader reasonable certainty that his specimen does not belong to the known fauna of the continent. The keys are richly illustrated to permit non-specialists in the group to reliably identify specimens. Taxonomic revisions are intentionally avoided, but doubtful taxa are so designated in the keys. The volume is meant for anyone interested in identifying aquatic stoneflies, including entomologists, stream biologists, ecologists, zoogeographers, fishery biologists and naturalists.

Artikelname: Entomology and Pest Management 4th Edition
Artikelbeschreibung: Ideal for those with little or no background in the subject, Entomology and Pest Management, fourth edition promotes an understanding of major elements of general entomology and relates them to modern principles of insect pest management. Both theory and practice are emphasized and numerous examples are presented to facilitate learning. Pest management topics are discussed as aspects of applied ecology, and solutions to pest problems are presented with regard to environmental quality, profitability, and durability.

Profound changes have affected the world of pest management in recent years. Users of this fourth edition will benefit from the following new coverage, making this book the most up-to-date resource available

Favorite Web Sites are listed at the end of each chapter, and a new Appendix 4 presents one of the most comprehensive compilations of web sites for entomology resources found anywhere, providing readers with instant access to the latest facts, figures, and developments in the field.

Information on the current developments of low risk tactics such as microbial pesticides, insect growth regulators, and pheromones are included in chapters 9 and 13. Recent advances in biotechnology, including updates on the status of transgenic plants developed for pest management and the benefits and risks of cropping these plants are discussed in chapter 12

Artikelname: Essential Entomology: An Order-by-order Introduction
Artikelbeschreibung: An up-to-date order-by-order introduction and reference handbook for students of biological sciences in general and entomology in particular. Covers all the important groups on a worldwide basis. A concise guide to the insect orders and to what makes insects special and successful. The book is in three sections: a straightforward introduction to insect biology; a section on field work; and an order-by-order catalogue of the insects giving essential facts and details of life-histories, highlighting what makes each order distinct To make the material as accessible as possible, the information for each order is presented in a standard manner. Throughout, the book is written in a straightforward style with as little technical language as possible. Essential terms are fully explained in context with marginal notes. Includes a pictoral aid the identification of the orders and key references. Contains specially commissioned illustrations by RICHARD LEWINGTON.

Artikelname: Evolution of the Insects
Artikelbeschreibung: Insects are the most diverse group of organisms in the 3 billion-year history of life on Earth, and the most ecologically dominant animals on land. This book chronicles for the first time the complete evolutionary history of insects: their living diversity, relationships and 400 million years of fossils. Whereas other volumes have focussed on either living species or fossils, this is the first comprehensive synthesis of all aspects of insect evolution. The book is illustrated with 955 photo- and electronmicrographs, drawings, diagrams, and field photos, many in full colour and virtually all of them original. The book will appeal to anyone engaged with insect diversity: professional entomologists and students, insect and fossil collectors, and naturalists.

Artikelname: Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States
Artikelbeschreibung: Often heard, seldom seen, katydids and crickets and their calls epitomize summertime. Also familiar are grasshoppers, flashing their often colorful hind wings in sudden flight. Yet most lay people know little about these abundant insects or how to identify them. Most existing publications are regional or technical; authored by Capinera and Thomas J. Walker, two University of Florida entomologists, and Ralph D. Scott, a Montana-based biologist and scientific illustrator, this first field guide to U.S. and Canadian orthoptera introduces 206 of the most common species (more than a third of the total), each with an excellent color painting by Scott.

It explains classification, morphology (illustrated), biology, sound production, and collection and preservation, and presents pictorial keys to families and subfamilies. Species accounts include common name, scientific name, distribution, map, description, ecology, and similar species comparisons. By connecting us to the natural world, field guides play a crucial role in the environmental movement. This splendid guide fills a gap in that effort and is recommended to amateurs and professionals alike.

Also avialable in Card Covers at £17.50

Artikelname: Field Guide to Insects of Britain and Northern Europe
Artikelbeschreibung: A guide to the enormous variety of northern European insects that will enable readers to identify over 1000 species. Photographs show the species in their natural environments. The book also contains an introduction to the anatomy and life cycle of insects.

Artikelname: Field Guide to Insects of South Africa
Artikelbeschreibung: This is the first comprehensive field guide to the insect fauna of South Africa, with detailed descriptions of over 1200 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. Each account covers identification, biology, distribution and related species, and is accompanied by a colour photograph of the species or family. Given the spectacular insect fauna of the region, this guide should enliven even the shortest walk in veld or garden. Many of the species described occur widely in the rest of Africa and further afield, making the book useful to professional and amateur entomologists world-wide. Apart from its use to entomologists, it will be of value to students, nature conservation officers, game rangers, gardeners, farmers, tourists and anyone with an interest in natural history.

Artikelname: Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland
Artikelbeschreibung: This highly-acclaimed guide describes and illustrates all resident and migrant species of dragonfly found in Britain and Ireland, including recent arrivals such as the Small Red-eyed Damselfly and Green Darner.Revised 2002 edition includes revised text and maps and new artworks.

Edited by Steve Brooks of The Natural History Museum, London, with contributions from many top UK dragonfly experts. There is an extensive introduction to dragonflies and a regional guide to the best sites to watch them in Britain and Ireland. Clear lay-outs combine all the information needed to identify a dragonfly with stunning colour artworks. Also includes an illustrated key to larvae and to adult families.

Artikelname: Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe
Artikelbeschreibung: This superb new identification guide to all the dragonflies and damselflies of Britain and Europe, presented in an accessible, easy-to-use format, is the essential companion for the new generation of dragonfly watchers. Written by a team of dragonfly experts from across Europe, co-ordinated by K-D Dijkstra, and illustrated by Richard Lewington, generally accepted to be Europe's foremost illustrator of insects. The guide covers all of Europe, from the Arctic Circle to the Mediterranean Basin, including western Turkey, Cyprus, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and the Azones, Canaries and Madeira. The comprehensive texts and innovative keys and identification tables of adults of all 160 species of Odonata include field characters, hand characters, variation, behaviour, range and status, habitat and flight season, together with newly-researched distribution maps. There is also a comprehensive introduction to studying and identifying dragonflies, and a country-by-country guide to where to find them throughout Britain & Europe.

The only fieldguide you will ever need on Dragonflies & Damselflies if you live in Britain or Europe.

Artikelname: For Love of Insects
Artikelbeschreibung: Imagine beetles ejecting defensive sprays as hot as boiling water; female moths holding their mates for ransom; caterpillars disguising themselves as flowers by fastening petals to their bodies; termites emitting a viscous glue to rally fellow soldiers - and you will have entered an insect world once beyond imagining, a world observed and described down to its tiniest astonishing detail by Thomas Eisner. The story of a lifetime of such minute explorations, "For Love of Insects" celebrates the small creatures that have emerged triumphant on the planet, the beneficiaries of extraordinary evolutionary inventiveness and unparalleled reproductive capacity. To understand the success of insects is to appreciate our own shortcomings, Eisner tells us, but never has a reckoning been such a pleasure. Recounting exploits and discoveries in his laboratory at Cornell and in the field in Uruguay, Australia, Panama, Europe and North America, Eisner time and again demonstrates how inquiry into the survival strategies of an insect leads to clarifications beyond the expected; insects are revealed as masters of achievement, forms of life worthy of study and respect from even the most recalcitrant entomophobe. Filled with descriptions of his ingenious experiments and illustrated with photographs, this book makes readers participants in the grand adventure of discovery on a scale infinitesimally small and infinitely surprising.

Artikelname: Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations
Artikelbeschreibung: Insects and other arthropods found at a death scene can provide corroborating evidence regarding both the time and place of death as well as possible antimortem and postmortem treatment of the victim. Nevertheless, most forensic investigators are not specially trained in entomology, and until now, no entomology reference has fully explored these subjects. Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations usurps this void, instructing even individuals without a background in entomology on what to search for when recovering entomological evidence at a crime scene.

Artikelname: Fossil Invertebrates
Artikelbeschreibung: Fossil Invertebrates is a window into the ancient Earth when the seas teemed with ammonites, corals, sponges, molluscs, crinoids and trilobites. Some have close relatives living today, and the book demonstrates how the fossil record can shed light on today's fauna. This book is a magnificent resource for anyone with an interest in fossils and the success story of the invertebrates.

Artikelname: Freshwater Bivalves of Britain and Ireland
Artikelbeschreibung: This guide covers the 31 different species of freshwater bivalves known in Britain and Ireland. Identification is aided by easy-to-follow illustrations and comparative tables that emphasise key features. Field identification of large mussels is possible using external features of live specimens. Individual species accounts are included, which provide more detailed information on distribution, small-scale habitat requirements, diagnostic and variable features, conservation status and notes on how the species may be separated from similar species. The guide contains numerous colour illustrations of all species

Artikelname: Garden Creepy Crawlies
Artikelbeschreibung: Don?t squash it! Read about it! Creepy crawlies are an important part of backgarden wildlife, and do not deserve to be killed. A fascinating insight into a miniature world full of ferocious predators, dedicated mothers, ingenious house builders and passionate lovers.

Artikelname: Grasshopper Country: The Abundant Orthopteroid Insects of Australia
Artikelbeschreibung: This text provides complete coverage of the classification, biology and ecology of Australian orthopteroid insects. It discusses identifying features, collecting techniques, culture methods and preservation techniques. It also includes sounds from over 130 species.

Artikelname: Grasshoppers and Allied Insects of Great Britain & Ireland
Artikelbeschreibung: The number of species of grasshoppers and crickets and their close relatives (cockroaches, earwigs and stick-insects) in the British Isles is only fifty-two, of which fourteen are aliens. It is therefore an ideal group for close study by the amateur naturalist, for much remains to be discovered of the life history and behaviour as well as the distribution of many species, even some of the commonest.

The comprehensive Introduction, with contributions by specialist authors, includes chapters on nomenclature and classification; the history of the study of Orthoptera; distribution and history of the British species (D. R. Ragge); life history; song and courtship; predators, parasites and diseases; locating and collecting; rearing and culturing; sound recording (]. F. Burton); and photography (R. & C. Ford). There is also a useful glossary. The Systematic Section contains a check list of species mentioned in the text, a comprehensive key to and details ofthe description, song, life-history and behaviour, habitat, distribution (together with a vice-county map) and status of each species, and an account of casuals and migrants.

The remaining parts of the book give special emphasis to types of habitat (with colour plates) and the vital importance of their conservation, and include the dot-distribution maps based on records supplied to the Biological Record Centre, Monks Wood, by contributors to the Orthoptera Recording Scheme. Five appendices provide practical information: charts of offshore island and vice-county records (which can be added to by the user); details of outstanding sites; a list of several hundred localities cited in the work giving their grid references and vice-county numbers; and a list of Welsh, Scottish and Irish native language names of orthopteroid species. Extensive references to the literature and an index to English and scientific names complete the text. An addendum to this edition contains recent records.

The superb colour plates by Denys Ovenden figure all the resident species (and also the migrants), highlighting sex and colour variations and other diagnostic features; his excellent line-drawings enhance the text and representative silhouettes adorn the cover.

Artikelname: Grasshoppers and Bush-crickets of the British Isles
Artikelbeschreibung: The large and often brightly coloured grasshoppers and bush-crickets are amongst the best known of all British insects. The lively movements and jaunty 'songs' of the grasshoppers are familiar to everybody who has walked through a flowery meadow on a sunny day and few late summer holidaymakers visiting the south of Britain can fail to be aware of the exotic evening serenade of the bush-crickets. This book introduces the fascinating life history and ecology of these two closely related families and describes the reasons for, and the mechanisms behind, their songs, which are such an important part of the often complex courtship rituals. The adaptations, habitat preference and distribution of the eleven species of grasshopper and ten species of bush-cricket are described and hints on visual identification are given. Further clues to identity are provided by song tables, a unique bonus in the study of British insects. A final chapter suggests places to visit, concentrating on one of the richest areas, the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset.

One of the very useful and inexpensive Shire Albums covering the Grasshoppers & Bush Crickets found in Britain

Artikelname: Grasshoppers and Crickets of Surrey
Artikelbeschreibung: Surrey is one of the richest counties for grasshoppers and crickets and this book covers all the species of grasshoppers and crickets including earwigs and native cockroaches each one illustrated in colour. It contains details of their status and distribution of 30 out of the 35 native species of Orthoptera, together with careful observations of their behaviour, advice on how to find them and how to recognise their songs (particularly through the innovative use of a standard bat detector. The book also deals with related subjects such as geology and the fossil record giving the book an unrivaled coverage of some 131 million years. The recent spread of two particular notable species is also examined in detail.

Artikelname: Guide to British Grasshoppers and Allied Insects
Artikelbeschreibung: An illustrated key for the identification of adult grasshoppers, crickets, bush-crickets, ground-hoppers, cockroaches, earwigs and stick insects.

Artikelname: Guide to Dragonflies and Damselflies of Britain
Artikelbeschreibung: An illustrated identification key, plus description of the dragonfly life cycle and information on the different species' distribution, habitat and flight period.

Artikelname: Guide to shieldbugs of the British Isles
Artikelbeschreibung: Shieldbugs look somewhat like beetles but have sucking mouthparts instead of mandibles and their young (called nymphs) pass through several moults, becoming more like adults at each stage. This guide covers shieldbugs belong to the families Acanthosomatidae, Cydnidae, Scutelleridae, Thyreocoridae, and Pentatomidae, as well as the 'honorary shieldbugs' from the family Coreidae. In this guide species have been grouped by appearance and where the nymph is distinctive it is shown as well as the adult. It includes colour illustrations of 45 shieldbugs and a table of identification characteristics.

Enables even the complete novice to ID this colourful family of bugs.

Artikelname: Hawaiian Insects & Their Kin
Artikelbeschreibung: Hawaiian insects are world renowned for the degree to which they have radiated in these islands. While it is the fruit flies that are the best known, many other insect groups have diversified also. Hawaii boasts a carnivorous caterpillar, the happy face spider and a whole host of other fascinating endemic arthropods, many of which are brilliantly illustrated in this useful guide. Frustratingly, there is an index of scientific names but no index of common names. However the table of contents serves as an index of sorts. 200 excellent color photographs accompany an interesting text. Introductory chapters deal with features of the Hawaiian Islands, a history of Hawaiian entomology, the origin of the insect fauna, insect evolution, conservation and insects as an educational resource.

Artikelname: Heteroptera of Economic Importance
Artikelbeschreibung: Heteropterans regularly cause a wide variety and large number of problems for humans - at times on a catastrophic scale. The 37,000 described species of this suborder including many pests, disease transmitters, and nuisances exist worldwide, inflicting damage on crops, forests, orchards, and human life. Inspired by the widespread economic impact of this activity, Heteroptera of Economic Importance presents the most thorough, detailed account of true bugs to date, from the bloodsucking bed bug to the dreaded assassin bug. It is the definitive source for biological information not only on true bugs of economic importance, but on the general biology of the major families of Heteroptera as well.Heteroptera of Economic Importance integrates the best of insect-focused and crop-oriented references, synthesizing the biology, behavior, and ecology of the true bugs. Each entry includes a detailed life history, helping you to evaluate the impact of harmful and useful Heteroptera. The thorough, comprehensive bibliographies support further research. Separate indices to insects and plants let you adapt the book to your use. It covers the physiology of plant damage and predation by this cosmopolitan group. This coverage, along with information on control measures and natural enemies, helps you evaluate and compare the best methods of management. Heteroptera can be serious crop pests, harmful to humans, or can be valuable as biological control agents. This work discusses them individually, with expert presentation of the biology, distribution, damage, and control of each economically significant insect. As a resource that lets you easily access information and research on related bugs globally, Heteroptera of Economic Importance lends itself to sharing of ideas and information across geographical boundaries which will inevitably yield more research, new ideas, and better control.

Artikelname: Identification of Arthropod Fragments in Bat Droppings
Artikelbeschreibung: Enables anyone with a basic knowledge of natural history to identify many of the insects, spiders and other arthropods which occur in the faeces of British bats.

Artikelname: Identifying British Insects and Arachnids
Artikelbeschreibung: Until now, individuals wishing to identify British insects have found it difficult to track down the specialist keys published in obscure literature, whereas the popular guides are often misleadingly simplistic, covering only a fraction of the species. This book bridges the gap, providing expert guidance through the taxonomic maze. It contains an introduction to each group of organisms, and over 2000 references selected as being the most useful and up-to-date for accurate identification, together with notes on their relevance and coverage. A further chapter covers the understanding and retrieval of scientific references, with advice on using libraries and other information services. This will be an essential reference book for anyone involved in insect and arachnid identification, from interested amateurs to professionals dealing with unfamiliar groups.

Contents.

Introduction; Acknowledgements; 1. Sources of information Julie M. V. Harvey; 2. Collembola: the Springtails Peter C. Barnard; 3. Protura: the Proturans Peter C. Barnard; 4. Diplura: the Two-tailed Bristle-tails Peter C. Barnard; 5. Thysanura: the Silverfish and Firebrats Peter C. Barnard; 6. Archaeognatha: the Bristletails Peter C. Barnard; 7. Ephemeroptera: the Mayflies or Up-winged Flies Stephen J. Brooks; 8. Odonata: the Dragonflies and Damselflies Stephen J. Brooks; 9. Plecoptera: the Stoneflies Stephen J. Brooks; 10. Phasmida: the Stick-insects Judith A. Marshall; 11. Orthoptera: the Grasshoppers, Crickets and Bush-crickets Judith A. Marshall; 12. Dermaptera: the Earwigs Judith A. Marshall; 13. Blattodea: the Cockroaches Judith A. Marshall; 14. Psocoptera: the Booklice and Barklice Jon H. Martin; 15. Phthiraptera: the Lice Chris H. C. Lyal; 16. Thysanoptera: the Thrips Jon H. Martin; 17. Hemiptera: the True Bugs Jon H. Martin and Mick D. Webb; 18. Neuroptera: the Lacewings Peter C. Barnard; 19. Megaloptera the Alderflies Peter C. Barnard; 20. Raphidoptera: the Snakeflies Peter C. Barnard; 21. Coleoptera: the Beetles Peter M. Hammond and Stuart J. Hine; 22. Strepsiptera: the Stylops Peter M. Hammond and Stuart J. Hine; 23. Mecoptera: the Scorpionflies Peter C. Barnard; 24. Trichoptera: the Caddisflies Peter C. Barnard; 25. Lepidoptera: the Moths and Butterflies Mark A. Parsons, Gaden S. Robinson, Martin R. Honey, and David J. Carter; 26. Diptera: the Flies Nigel P. Wyatt and John E. Chainey; 27. Siphonaptera the Fleas Theresa M. Howard; 28. Hymenoptera: the Bees, Wasps and Ants John S. Noyes, Mike G. Fitton, Donald L. J. Quicke, David G. Notton, George R. Else, Nigel D. M. Ferguson, Barry Bolton, Suzanne Lewis and Laraine C. Tarel; 29. Pseudoscorpiones: the Pseudoscorpions Paul D. Hillyard; 30. Opiliones: the Harvestmen Paul D. Hillyard; 31. Araneae: the Spiders Paul D. Hillyard; 32. Acari: the Mites and Ticks Anne S. Baker; Index.

Also available in Card Covers at £29.99

Artikelname: Influential Passengers: Inherited Microorganisms and Arthropod Reproduction
Artikelbeschreibung: The ways in which bacteria can manipulate reproduction of their invertebrate hosts for their own benefit is increasingly attracting attention among scientists. Written by leading experts, this is the first book to assemble background information on the topic in a comprehensive way, as well as presenting the most recent and exciting advances in the field.

Artikelname: Insect Diets: Science and Technology
Artikelbeschreibung: Many of the advances in entomology during the past century can be attributed to the ability to rear insects successfully on artificial diets. Reliance upon these diets dictates that we understand how and why diets work and why they fail. Insect Diets: Science and Technology explains the intricacies and dynamics of this complex and misunderstood aspect of entomology.This text discusses the various ingredients and processing steps of successful diets. It details various nutrient classes and explains how the constituent parts of diets meet insect nutritional and feeding needs. The author examines diets in terms of overall insect biology, and explores the physical and chemical interactions of food components. This book offers an expert perspective on diet development and how a program of food quality assessment can be applied to rearing systems.Drawing heavily on the field of food science, the book applies the vast resources, information, and methods of this discipline toward a full analysis of the preparation of insect diets, an analysis that serves as a valuable resource in the advancement of entomology.

Artikelname: Insect Diversity Conservation
Artikelbeschreibung: This groundbreaking book is a contemporary global synthesis of the rapidly developing and important field of insect conservation biology. Insects play important roles in terrestrial ecological processes and in maintaining the world as we know it. They present particular conservation challenges, especially as a quarter face extinction within the next few decades. This textbook addresses the ethical foundation of insect conservation, and asks why should we concern ourselves with conservation of a butterfly, beetle or bug? The success of insects and their diversity, which have survived glaciers, is now facing a more formidable obstacle: the meteoric impact of humans. After addressing threats, from invasive alien plants to climate change, the book explores ways insects and their habitats are prioritised, mapped, monitored and conserved. Landscape and species approaches are considered. This book is for undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers and managers in conservation biology or entomology, and the wider biological and environmental sciences.

Also available in card covers at £33.00

Artikelname: Insect Herbivore-Host Dynamics
Artikelbeschreibung: Literature currently available on the population dynamics of insect herbivores tends to favour top-down regulation of abundance by the action of natural enemies. This unique volume challenges this paradigm and shows that tree dwelling species of aphids, through competition for resources, regulate their own abundance. The biology of tree dwelling aphids is examined, particularly their adaptation to the seasonal development of their host plants. When host plant quality is favourable aphids, by telescoping generations, can achieve prodigious rates of increase, which their natural enemies are unable to match. Using analyses from long-term population studies and experiments, this book introduces students and research workers to insect herbivore-host dynamics using the interaction between aphids and trees as a model.

Artikelname: Insect Physiological Ecology: Mechanisms and Patterns
Artikelbeschreibung: This book provides a modern, synthetic overview of interactions between insects and their environments from a physiological perspective that integrates information across a range of approaches and scales. It shows that evolved physiological responses at the individual level are translated into coherent physiological and ecological patterns at larger, even global scales. This is done by examining in detail the ways in which insects obtain resources from the environment, process these resources in various ways, and turn the results into energy which allows them to regulate their internal environment as well as cope with environmental extremes of temperature and water availability. The book demonstrates that physiological responses are not only characterized by substantial temporal variation, but also shows coherent variation across several spatial scales. At the largest, global scale, there appears to be substantial variation associated with the hemisphere in which insects are found. Such variation has profound implications for patterns of biodiversity as well as responses to climate change, and these implications are explicitly discussed. The book provides a novel integration of the understanding gained from broad-scale field studies of many species and the more narrowly focused laboratory investigations of model organisms. In so doing it reflects the growing realization that an integration of mechanistic and large-scale comparative physiology can result in unexpected insights into the diversity of insects.

Artikelname: Insect Potpourri: Adventures in Entomology
Artikelbeschreibung: This book gives a popularized account of entomology and working in entomology in the USA. Seven chapters by various authors cover:

Useful insects (such as bees)

Insects that help control pests

Insects as medicine and food

Insects and public health (including mosquitoes, the diseases they carry and their control)

Medical entomologists

Development of insect repellents

Forensic entomology

Forest pests and their control

Domestic insects and their control

Termites and other timber pests

Problems of important insects

Agricultural pests and their control

Fruit pests

Insecticides and alternatives

The text is interspersed with cartoons by Gary Larson, and the appendices provide information on the American Registry of Professional Entomologists of the Entomological Society of America, on the Society itself and on the American Mosquito Control Association.

Artikelname: Insect Symbiosis
Artikelbeschreibung: Insect Symbiosis is a collection of chapters written by world authorities on the microbes that can be called symbionts that are associated with insects and mites. Whether bacteria, fungi or spiroplasmids, and whether endosymbionts or casual gut symbionts, the authors describe some of the latest work in a field that has grown rapidly since the development of the newer molecular methods, which allowed for the identification of even minute samples of microbes without the need for culturing. This reference summarizes the current knowledge of the relationship between symbiotic organisms and their insect hosts and provides an unparalleled analysis of cutting-edge research on this issue. Findings from international experts reveal possible new ways to control disease-carrying insects and agricultural pests worldwide. An examination of Wolbachia, considered by many as a vehicle to deliver anti-malarial and anti-plant virus strategies, is also included. Insect Symbiosis serves as a great reference on host-parasitic relationships for professionals from a broad range of fields.

Artikelname: Insect-fungal Associations: Ecology and Evolution
Artikelbeschreibung: There is a significant and increasing interest in using fungi as biocontrol agents for insect pests in agricultural systems, and also a growing interest in the basic biology of insect-fungal associations from the perspective of parasitism, symbiosis, and infection. Vega and Blackwell are well-regarded workers in this field, and they have assembled an impressive short book of ten chapters to cover the most important topics in this field, incorporating new molecular techniques wherever possible. The book should appeal to worker in ecology, entomology, mycology, plant pathology, and biological control and pest management.

Artikelname: Insect-plant Biology
Artikelbeschreibung: This textbook describes the biology of insect-plant interactions, mainly at the level of the organism. It stresses concepts and biological significance amply illustrated by examples. After reading the book the student will have obtained insights into behavioural and psychological aspects of insect-plant interactions, including their evolution. Furthermore, the student will be able to design experiments on the topic of insect-plant relations and to locate and understand primary literature sources.

Artikelname: Insects (DK)
Artikelbeschreibung:

This stunning guide is the key to identifying a wide range of insects and spiders. Whether you are an insect lover or an up-and-coming arachnid expert, learn everything you need to know to quickly identify over 800 insects and spiders found in the UK and Europe. From wasps to centipedes, this is the ideal in-the-field or on-the-move reference.

Artikelname: Insects as Predators
Artikelbeschreibung: This book, the first authoritative Australian work on insect predators, also looks at the way we could harness these patterns to control insect pests safely and effectively.

Artikelname: Insects on Cabbages and Oilseed Rape
Artikelbeschreibung: This book looks at the interactions of insects with oil seed rape and cabbages and tells you how you can reveal them and investigate them further.

Artikelname: Insects on Cherry Trees
Artikelbeschreibung: Cherry trees of various kinds are common in gardens and in the countryside, and the rich communities of insects that live on them offer excellent opportunities for research. The authors' own work has already shown how studies of cherry insects can address major ecological questions. As cherries become more popular for planting in amenity areas and woodland, it becomes increasingly important to understand how their insects interact with each other and with the host plant. We hope this book will encourage more people to contribute to this research and to take advantage of the opportunities offered by this very accessible and diverse insect community. The book introduces the insect species associated with cherry trees, draws attention to particularly interesting features of the insect communities, and highlights topics on which further investigation is needed.

Artikelname: Insects on Dock Plants
Artikelbeschreibung: This book deals with docks and sorrels, members of the genus Rumex. There are 13 species native to the British Isles (Kent, 1992)*. Many of these have a world-wide distribution and some are considered major weeds. A high proportion of the insect species associated with Rumex are specialists in that they are restricted to the genus, or at least to the small family (Polygonaceae) to which the plants belong. This may be because the plants tend to have high levels of calcium oxalate in their tissues which may protect them from many generalist feeders. Insects which can feed on dock are of special interest because of their potential as biological control agents.

In this book we have brought together information on those insect species which have a special association with Rumex and also some common generalists which may be found feeding on the plants. We have also included the important insect predators and parasitoids of the herbivores, many of which have themselves a close association with the food plant. In all we include in the identification keys over 60 species of insects. Many of these are common and widespread but their relative abundance will vary from year to year and from place to place. We do not include casual visitors to the plants nor other invertebrates such as mites and slugs, although Key 11 will help in the recognition of these groups. The majority of the species of insects listed can be found on Rumex obtusifolius and R. crispus, though some, particularly amongst the weevils and aphids, are specialists on the smaller Rumex species. In the first part of the book we introduce the species of Rumex and some common and easily studied insect species, and we consider how the insects and plants interact.

In the second part of the book are keys for the identification of species of Rumex and insects which are likely to be found on them.

Artikelname: Insects,Plants and Microclimate
Artikelbeschreibung: Meteorologists are primarily interested in the atmosphere rather than in the layer of air immediately above the ground surface, where factors such as temperature, humidity and wind speed can differ greatly from values measured in a weather station. But most plants and insects live in this boundary layer, and if we wish to understand their ecology, we must use techniques very different from those used by meteorologists. The very local climate near the ground is called "microclimate" and its study is usually called "micrometeorology".Meteorologists go to a great deal of trouble to avoid measuring microclimate.The instruments used in microclimate measurement usually differ from those used by meteorologists in three ways. In the first place, they are much smaller. In a weather station, size is unimportant, and the slow response of a large thermometer may even be considered an advantage in that it averages out short-term variations in temperature. In microclimate measurement, we are interested in short-term changes which may, for example, correlate with aspects of insect behaviour. Small thermometers have the advantage that they respond rapidly and are little affected by direct solar radiation. The second difference is that microclimate instruments are not located in a specially screened and protected environment; instead, they are put exactly where the measurement is required. This is why thermometers used in microclimate work are likely to get exposed to direct sunlight and should therefore be small. The third difference is that microclimate instruments are read much more often than once a day, and may even be continuously monitored. Most microclimate instruments are electrical sensors connected to meters that measure voltage, current or resistance.

Artikelname: Insects: An Outline of Entomology
Artikelbeschreibung: This established and popular textbook is the definitive guide to the study of insects - a group of animals that represent over half of the planet's biological diversity. In this new, third edition the authors maintain the clear, concise approach of the previous editions, examining all aspects of insect biology. In addition to updating the whole text with the latest research, the third edition features: a new chapter on the methods and results of studies of insect phylogeny; a new review of insect evolution and biogeography; strategies in insect conservation, covered for the first time, reflecting the increasing threat to natural ecosystems from introduced species and environmental changes; and a review of the Mantophasmatodea - the first new order of insects described for many decades. Written in an accessible and stimulating style, the book includes boxes highlighting key themes, suggestions for further reading, and is extensively illustrated with specially commissioned drawings and color plates. This book is the ideal principal text for students taking courses in entomology and for wider degree courses in which the study of insects is important, such as ecology, agriculture, fisheries and forestry, paleontology, zoology, and medical and veterinary science.

Artikelname: Insights from Insects
Artikelbeschreibung: How do aphids ensure they have heirs? Can an insect be a tyrant over another? How can one species become two? The author exposes secrets from his life with insects, proving that even the two percent considered pests are useful for study of the natural world.

Artikelname: Jungle Bugs :Masters of Camouflage and Mimicry
Artikelbeschreibung: Insects have lived on our planet for about 450 million years and are found in every one of the habitats that have appeared over that long period. The roughly 1 million species of insects all have predators, and during their long tenure, they have evolved many subtle ways to escape being eaten. Camouflag,the ability to hide in plain sight, and mimicry, the ability to mimic other dangerous or unpalatable animals, are two strategies very well developed in the insect world. Purser has been photographing insects in jungle areas all over the world since the 1970s, and this collection of his images reveals the amazing ways insects hide from their predators. From moths and katydids that resemble leaves to butterfly chrysalids that dangle like crumpled foliage, the camouflage exhibited by tropical insects is truly amazing. Even more astonishing are the mimics: palatable butterflies that have copied the wing patterns of poisonous species and butterflies with false heads on their wings.

Artikelname: Katydids and Bush-Crickets: Reproductive Behavior and Evolution of the Tettigoniidae
Artikelbeschreibung: Providing a natural history in the modern scientific sense of the tettigoniids, more commonly known as katydids or bush-crickets, Gwynne (zoology, U. of Toronto-Mississauga) presents both his own research and that of others to understand diverse aspects of the biology, life cycle, ecology, mating patterns and courtship feeding, sexual selection,etc.

Artikelname: Land & Water Bugs of the British Isles
Artikelbeschreibung: A well bound and produced facsimile edition of this classic work. Originally published in 1959, with a total print run of only 400 copies, Southwood and Leston's 'Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles' remains one of the best-known and respected works on the Hemiptera/Heteroptera. It features 32 coloured plates, 31 black and white plates, and 153 text figures.

Artikelname: Land Snails in the British Isles
Artikelbeschreibung: This new publication replaces the single dichotomous key provided in British Land Snails published in 1976 and should enable most beginners to identify all the land snails found in the field in Great Britain. The 82-page soft back key is written by Robert Cameron, one of the leading experts in the UK on land molluscs with illustrations by Gordon Riley. The book contains 4 keys to help with identification: Pictorial Key to Families, General Key to Families, Annotated Key to species by family and keys

Artikelname: Land Snails of the British Isles
Artikelbeschreibung: One of the very useful and inexpensive Shire Albums covering the Land Snails found in Britain

Artikelname: Maggots, Murder and Men; memories and reflections of a forensic entomologist
Artikelbeschreibung: In this absorbing book, the author examines in some detail the way in which this fascinating and sometimes macabre profession is practised, based on his own particular study of the life-histories of Diptera ? especially blowflies: the nature of the evidence to be looked for and how it should be evaluated, and the sources of material for examination. The author cites many high-profile cases, some of them notorious crimes, both from the present day and also from the historical (and even the prehistoric and mythical) past, and considers the motivation which leads to murder, comparing his own approach with that of one of his fictional forerunners whom he much admires ? Sherlock Holmes. The book is as gripping and readable as a good thriller but also highlights the author?s disquiet at the present standing of forensic science in this country.

Artikelname: Millipedes and Centipedes
Artikelbeschreibung: Millipedes or "thousand leggers" have become important invertebrate pets widely available in many shops. These harmless, often very attractive animals are famous for their numerous legs, herbivorous diets, and general ease of care, but little has been written on them for the average hobbyist. The Guide to Owning Millipedes and Centipedes covers a broad spectrum of millipedes, from small pink and orange species to the giant African blacks (10 inches long) and colorful western desert millipedes. The goal is to provide basic information on the natural history and terrarium care of a variety of millipedes, with hints on identification of the types seen most often. Also covered are the fast-moving, venomous centipedes, flattened many-legged predators that appeal to many hobbyists but remain little understood in the terrarium.

Artikelname: Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures
Artikelbeschreibung: For decades parasites were the pariahs of science. Only recently have biologists begun to appreciate that these diverse and complex organisms are the most highly evolved life forms on earth. In this work, Carl Zimmer takes the reader on a tour of the strange and bizzare world that parasites inhabit, and recounts the voyages of these wonders of creation. Parasites can: rewrite DNA; rewire the brain; genetically engineer viruses as weapons; and turn healthy hosts into the living dead. This book follows researchers in parasitology as they attempt to penetrate the mysteries of these omnipotent creatures who control evolution, ecxosystems, and perhaps the future of the human race.

Artikelname: Parasites, People,and Places:Essays on Field Parasitology
Artikelbeschreibung: Professor Gerald W. Esch is one of the world?s leading ecological parasitologists. Here, he presents a series of essays on classic examples of field parasitology. The essays focus on the significance of the work and its contribution to the field but also on the people and particularly the sites at which the work took place. Taken together, the essays represent a beautifully written account of the development of an entire field of scientific endeavour spanning a period of 50 years or more. The essays are not meant to be academic in a scientific sense, but there is a great deal of science in them. The book will be of great value to all parasitologists and ecologists, but also to anyone interested in how biological field work is carried out and how it contributes to greater understanding of the natural world.

Also available in card covers at £20.00

Artikelname: Phasmids of Borneo
Artikelbeschreibung: With more than 10% of the world's species found there, Borneo is arguably the best place to study stick insects. Although stick insects, or phasmids, include the largest insects known, they are mostly nocturnal and easily overlooked. In 1838, Hermann Burmeister described the first stick insect from Borneo. During the next 100 years, almost 300 species more were recorded, making the island the richest territory for stick insects in the world. There was then a gap of almost 50 years when no new species were recorded from Borneo. However, during the last decade 53 new species have been described: 48 by the author of this book, including 29 which are described here for the first time. This is the first book to deal specifically with the phasmids of Borneo. With over 800 line illustrations and 24 colour photographs of stick insects and their eggs, it contains more illustrations than any book ever published on phasmids. With keys for the identification of species in all the smaller subfamilies, it is invaluable to anyone interested in the identification of this group of Bornean insects. In addition, the book includes a world-wide check list of phasmid genera with all the type species listed.

Artikelname: Photographic Guide to Shieldbugs and Squashbugs of Great Britain and Ireland
Artikelbeschreibung: The first book to illustrate all of the resident British species in these prominent groups. It includes a colour key with several pages of side by side photographs, quickly narrowing your search to the correct species. Annotated colour photographs describing their anatomy are provided. The text describes the life-history of each species, as well as life-history tables for quick reference. Identification features which allow easy separation from similar species are also given. It contains a page of high quality colour photographs for each bug showing the detail of even the smallest species.

Artikelname: Plant Galls
Artikelbeschreibung: This book gives particulars of a representative selection of plant galls, and the only one of its kind with colour illustrations.

It can be slipped into the pocket on a field trip, so that the commoner varieties of these fascinating growths can be identified.It summarises the life-histories of many of the causers, gives particulars of the complex miniature universes they set up inside their galls, and suggests lines of investigation to widen our understanding of their natural history, so that it also provides a useful reference for research.

Artikelname: Plant-Provided Food for Carnivorous Insects
Artikelbeschreibung: Plants provide insects with a range of specific foods, such as nectar, pollen and food bodies. In exchange, they may obtain various services from arthropods. The role of food rewards in the plant-pollinator mutualism has been broadly covered. This book addresses another category of food-mediated interactions, focusing on how plants employ foods to recruit arthropod ?bodyguards? as a protection against herbivores. Many arthropods with primarily carnivorous lifestyles require plant-provided food as an indispensable part of their diet. Only recently have we started to appreciate the implications of non-prey food for plant-herbivore-carnivore interactions. Insight into this aspect of multitrophic interactions is not only crucial to our understanding of the evolution and functioning of plant-insect interactions in natural ecosystems, it also has direct implications for the use of food plants and food supplements in biological control programs. This edited volume provides essential reading for all researchers interested in plant-insect interactions.

Contents

1. Food for protection: an introduction F. L. Wäckers and P. C. J. van Rijn; Part I. Food Provision by Plants: 2. Suitability of (extra-) floral nectar, pollen and honeydew as insect food sources F. L. Wäckers; 3. Nectar as fuel for plant protectors S. Koptur; 4. Fitness consequences of food-for-protection strategies in plants M. W. Sabelis, P. C. J. van Rijn and A. Janssen; Part II. Arthropods Feeding on Plant-Provided Food: 5. Food needs of adult parasitoids: behavioural adaptations and consequences D. M. Olson, K. Takasu and W. J. Lewis; 6. Effects of plant feeding on the performance of omnivorous ?predators? M. D. Eubanks and J. D. Styrsky; 7. Nectar and pollen feeding by adult herbivorous insects J. Romeis, E. Städler and F. L. Wäckers; Part III. Plant-Provided Food and Biological Control: 8. Impacts of plant-provided food on herbivore-carnivore dynamics P. C. J. van Rijn and M. W. Sabelis; 9. Does floral nectar improve biological control by parasitoids? G. E. Heimpel and M. A. Jervis; 10. Habitat diversification in biological control: the role of plant resources T. K. Wilkinson and D. A. Landis; 11. Providing foods for natural enemies in farming systems: balancing practicalities and theory G. M. Gurr, S. D. Wratten, J. Tylianakis, J. Kean and M. Keller.

Artikelname: Rearing and Studying Stick and Leaf-Insects
Artikelbeschreibung: This completely revised new edition of a standard work is especially intended for beginners, although also suitable for experienced phasmid enthusiasts. It is one of few rearing guides that feature the majority of culture stocks available with 22 species in detail. Common names have been included.

I also have "The Amazing World of Stick and Leaf Insects" by the same author in stock.

Artikelname: Shieldbugs of Surrey
Artikelbeschreibung: Shieldbugs are attractive and fascinating insects but have been little studied in recent years because of the absence of an identification guide in print. Here, at last, the gap is filled since this book includes a new and fully illustrated identification key to all the British species, including those not currently found in Surrey because they are extinct, rare, or confined to the coast.

The great majority of British shieldbugs (some 29 species, approximately three-quarters of the British fauna) have been recorded in the county and these are illustrated by a series of superb colour photographs, both as adults and as juveniles (nymphs). The book follows the same format as other titles in the series and includes a comprehensive account of each species giving details of its biology, distribution, habitat and status as observed in Surrey over the past 25 years, during which time there have been some very remarkable changes. In addition to the species accounts, the book also covers a variety of other subjects including shieldbug predators and parasites, collection, dissection, conservation, and the ?myth of the stinkbug?. As well as the four families popularly known as shieldbugs, (the Acanthosomatidae, Cydnidae, Scutelleridae and Pentatomidae), the book also covers five other allied families of Heteroptera (or true bugs) which are also of particular interest (the Coreidae, Alydidae, Rhopalidae, Pyrrhocoridae and Stenocepalidae). Included amongst these are some of the county?s special rarities such as the Box Bug (Gonocerus aucteangulatus - historically restricted to a single site in Surrey, Box Hill, which has now spread to cover much of the rest of county but is still hardly known elsewhere in the UK), or the colourful Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus - which established its first British mainland colony under a lime tree in Epsom). Some 17 species are fully covered in species accounts and an accompanying key to allied insects. The latter also includes an additional seven coastal and migrant species which make up the remainder of the British fauna for these families but which have not yet been recorded in the county.

Although a "county" guide the book will prove useful to entomologists in most parts of Britain and Ireland.

Artikelname: Silkworm Rearing on Artificial Diet
Artikelbeschreibung: The first part of this text details a study carried out on the artificial diet and rearing of silkworms. The second examines the new research areas which emerged as a result of the study.

Artikelname: The Amazing World of Stick and Leaf Insects
Artikelbeschreibung: From the preface:

When the AES first suggested that I write a second, more advanced book on phasmids for the ever increasing number of enthusiasts, I thought back several years to when I first started serious taxonomic studies on the fauna. My main objective is for this book to satisfy the needs of the serious student, in addition to interesting those enthusiasts who wish to broaden their knowledge of the fauna.

The main section of this book looks at typical, or spectacular, phasmids found in each of the zoogeographical regions; the first attempt to do this in any publication. Other subjects, such as fossil phasmids and essentials for taxonomic study, are also new areas.

Each section has been widely illustrated. The taxonomic problems with studying phasmids, should not put off anyone with a serious interest, who likes a challenge! There is little information on phasmid study readily available for the layman, except for that published in the literature, in various languages. Rather than list references at the end of this book, I have listed the most appropriate references in each section.

The past few years have seen considerable advances in our knowledge of phasmid fauna, in particular with detailed studies on major phasmid collections, a remarkably understudied area, and yet essential to make accurate studies on species. In view of its importance to the taxonomist, I have devoted a section on this book to museum collections, following a series of visits to evaluate most of the major collections.

A likely reason for a greater interest in the phasmid fauna since 1980 is the Phasmid Study Group. Founded in 1980 by Tony lames, with an emphasis on culture of species, its membership now exceeds 500 world-wide, ranging from young children to professional entomologists. Several of its members write important taxonomic papers for scientific journals It has also been a pleasure to write popular articles for publications such as those of the Amateur Entomologists' Society, who publish good quality colour plates to accompany selected articles. Publication in the popular press also encourages interest from the general public. It is my hope that enthusiasts will be able to learn more than the basics about phasmids from this book and, perhaps, pursue further studies. If this book kindles the interest of potential taxonomists or behaviourists, it will have done its job.

Artikelname: The Amazing World of Stick and Leaf-Insects
Artikelbeschreibung:

This is a superb, comprehensive guide, for all those intrigued by these groups of insects. Topics covered in detail include structure, fascinating facts (such as longest, shortest, most dangerous), life history and development, defence behaviour, enemies, collecting, breeding (including trouble shooting), preserving, taxanomic studies, important collections in Museums etc. around the world and elaborate stories, beliefs and poems. Part 3 outlines the major known species around the world on a regional basis, i.e. Palaearctic (Britain, Europe and Mediterranean). Afro-tropical, Nearctic (U.S.A. and Canada), Neotropical, Oriental, Australian and New Zealand. A section on Fossils is also included. Finally the appendices include a very comprehensive glossary of the technical terms used in the description and classification of stick abnd leaf-insects.

I also have "Rearing and Studying Stick and Leaf Insects" by the same author in stock

Artikelname: The Biology of Blood-sucking in Insects
Artikelbeschreibung: Blood-sucking insects transmit many of the most debilitating diseases to man including malaria, sleeping sickness, filariasis, dengue, typhus and plague. Additionally these insects cause major economic losses in agriculture by direct damage to livestock. This new edition of The Biology of Blood-Sucking in Insects has been fully updated since it was first published in 1991. It provides a unique, topic-led commentary on the biological aspects that are common to blood-sucking insects. This account focuses on the biological adaptations that clearly suit the blood-sucking habit and further discusses host-insect interactions and the transmission of parasites by blood-sucking insects. It also outlines the medical, social and economic impact of blood-sucking insects. The final chapter is designed as a useful quick-reference section. Written in a clear, concise fashion and well illustrated throughout, the text will be of direct interest to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of medical and veterinary entomology and parasitology.

Artikelname: The Biology of Wetas, King Crickets and Their Allies
Artikelbeschreibung: Wetas are native to New Zealand and in evolutionary terms are insect 'dinosaurs' within the Orthoptera. Related species occur in South Africa, Australia, North America and to a lesser extent, Europe. This book brings together all known information on these fascinating groups to form a compendium of existing scientific knowledge for future biological investigation and conservation.

Artikelname: The Evolution of Mating Systems in Insects and Arachnids
Artikelbeschreibung: Insects and arachnids display the most impressive diversity of mating and social behavior among all animals. This book investigates sexual competition in these groups, and the variety of ways in which males and females pursue, persuade, manipulate, control and help one another, enabling us to gain a better understanding of how conflicts and confluences of interest evolve together. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of mating systems in particular insect and arachnid groups, discusses intrinsic and extrinsic factors responsible for observed mating strategies, and suggests fruitful avenues for further research. The book culminates in a synthesis, reviewing the data in terms of the theory of sexual conflict. This broad-based book will be of immense value to students and researchers interested in reproductive strategies, behavioral ecology, entomology and arachnology.

Artikelname: The Evolution of Social Behaviour in Insects and Arachnids
Artikelbeschreibung: Social insects and arachnids exhibit forms of complex behavior that involve cooperation in building a nest, defending against attackers or rearing offspring. This book is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to sociality and its evolution in a wide range of taxa. In it, leading researchers review the extent of sociality in different insect and arachnid groups, analyze the genetic, ecological and demographic causes of sociality from a comparative perspective, and suggest ways in which the field can be better understood. The book contains fascinating accounts of the social lives of many different insects and arachnids, as well as tests of current theories of the evolution of social behavior. The Evolution of Social Behaviour in Insects and Arachnids provides essential reading and insight for students and researchers interested in social behavior, behavioral ecology, entomology, and arachnology.

Artikelname: The Insects of Australia
Artikelbeschreibung: Insects are among the most diverse and durable forms of life. In Australia alone there are over 85 000 species overwhelmingly more than all of the vertebrate species in the entire world. Insects exhibit apparently endless variety in appearance and biology and their many peculiarities are responses to millions of years of environmental challenge and change. Insects are significant and often dominant organisms in almost all terrestrial and freshwater habitats; they are of immense importance to the stability of the environment and to human welfare.

These two volumes provide a comprehensive account of Australia's distinctive and exciting insect fauna. The volumes include detailed treatments of the morphology and biology of all insect orders and up-to-date summaries for all families known to occur in Australia. Keys using structural features, over 2000 black-and-white illustrations, colour plates and electron micrographs enable the reader to place any Australian insect in its correct family. Also featured is a unique and invaluable key to orders.While the fonnat of the first (1970) edition of The Insects of Australia has been retained in these two volumes, knowledge about Australian insects has increased enormously since 1970. All chapters have been entirely rewritten and substantially expanded, and three new chapters have been included. This new edition is the work of more than 70 experts from around the world. PLEASE NOTE: This is a very heavy set

Artikelname: The Insects:Structure and Function
Artikelbeschreibung: The Insects is about how insects function as animals; it brings together basic anatomy and physiology and relates this to behavior. It emphasizes the roles of different functional systems in the context of the whole organism, using studies of many different species as illustrations. Unlike other texts, it does not dwell on classification, but takes an in-depth look at physiology. As such it will provide all biologists with a basic understanding of how insects work. A long-awaited update of a well-established standard text and respected reference work for students and researchers in zoology, entomology and physiology, it has been rewritten throughout, whilst retaining the successful structure of the earlier editions. Improved illustrations have been augmented with electron micrographs, and expanded reference sections will make it a valuable addition to all biologists? bookshelves

Contents

Preface; Part A. The Head, Ingestion, Utilization and Distribuiton of Food: 1. Head; 2. Mouthparts and feeding; 3. Alimentary canal, digestion and absorption; 4. Nutrition; 5. Circulatory system, blood and immune system; 6. Fat body; Part B. The Thorax, Muscles and Locomotion: 7. Thorax; 8. Legs and locomotion; 9. Wings and flight; 10. Muscles; Part C. The Abdomen, Reproductive System and Development: 11. Abdomen; 12. Reproductive system: male; 13. Reproductive system: female; 14. The egg and embryology; 15. Postembryonic development; Part D. The Integument, Gas Exchange and Homeostasis: 16. Integument; 17. Gaseous exchange; 18. Excretion and salt and water regulation; 19. Thermal relations; Part E. Communication: I. Physiological Co-ordination within the Insects: 20. Nervous system; 21. Endocrine System; II. Perception of the Environment: 22. Visual system; 23. Mechanoreception; 24. Chemoreception; III. Communication with other Organisms: 25. Color and light production; 26. Mechanical communication: sound production; 27. Chemical communication: pheromones and chemicals with interspecific significance; Species index; Subject index.

Artikelname: The Journal of the Entomolgical Exchange and Correspondence Club Vol 1 1935-36
Artikelbeschreibung: The book is a reprint of the first year book of the of the organisation that was to evolve into the Amateur Entomologists Society (AES) of today.Packed full of fascinating snippets of information, gossip and chat from entomologists the world over.

Artikelname: The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire
Artikelbeschreibung:  

This is the first-ever fauna to appear in Britain that covers all groups of leaf-miners. Although the heart of the work lies in the observations that have been carried out in Warwickshire, particularly during the last 13 years, I have tried to broaden the appeal of the publication by giving some additional consideration to those miners of neighbouring counties and of other parts of the Midlands that have not yet been found in Vice-county 38. This has resulted in the inclusion of 73% of the known British fauna, and if one omits from consideration those miners that are known to be restricted to coastal or northern localities the proportion rises to over 80%. Thus most of the miners of lowland Britain have been listed and naturalists in other coUnties should find this work a useful, though not a complete, guide to their own mining faunas.

Artikelname: The Leafhoppers and Planthoppers of Germany
Artikelbeschreibung: Auchenorrhyncha, the planthoppers and leafhoppers, occur in high density and species richness in almost all terrestrial ecosystems, forming an important component of food webs. They may transmit plant pathogens such as viruses and mycoplasmas, and a few species are among the worlds' worst pests of cereals and other crops. Due to the lack of a comprehensive key, the central European fauna has long been neglected by entomologists, and as a consequence, the knowledge of their life history was rather small. Host relations, in particular, were insufficiently known. This work summarises an extensive data collection combined with a widely scattered literature on a large geographical scale. For the first time, a systematic overview of phenology, food plants, habitat requirements, geographical and altitudinal distribution and economic importance of all Auchenorrhyncha species known from Germany is provided, based on up to date taxonomy. The guild composition of all plant groups on family and species level is analysed and discussed in detail. Further analyses deal with life strategies such as host specificity, dispersal and life cycles

Artikelname: The Praying Mantids
Artikelbeschreibung: Praying mantids have fascinated people for thousands of years. In their Book of the Dead, ancient Egyptians honored the mantis as a minor deity, the "Bird-Fly," whose function was to conduct the souls of the dead to the netherworld. The Chinese bred mantids for fighting and celebrated their ferocity and foolhardy courage (they sometimes attack prey larger than themselves) in songs and poems. Today, mantids continue to seize the imaginations of serious researchers and backyard naturalists with their dramatic method of capturing prey, their bizarre "sexual cannibalism," and their appeal as "beneficial" insects.

The Praying Mantids represents the current state of knowledge on these remarkable insects, bringing together all that is currently understood about their ecology, taxonomy, reproduction, sensory systems, motor behavior, and defense strategies. The chapters reflect the strong personal stamp and intellectual commitment of the contributors, who have all done pioneering work in mantid research. Many of the selections present ground-breaking data on topics not previously explored. The text is enhanced by numerous illustrations, including a gallery of color images, and a final section of the book covers information available nowhere else on rearing and breeding techniques. The foreword is written by Professor John Alcock, a leader in the field of animal behavior.

Generously illustrated and admirably comprehensive, The Praying Mantids is an invaluable resource for researchers, students, and teachers in the life sciences, as well as a fascinating book for hobbyists and anyone interested in animal behavior and natural history.

Chapters: ? The Predatory Behavior of Mantids: Historical Attitudes and Contemporary Questions ? Morphology and Taxonomy ? Ecology of Praying Mantids ? The Ecology and Foraging Strategy of Tenodera angustipennis ? Mating Behavior ? Hearing ? Binocular Vision and Distance Estimation ? Prey Recognition ? Flight and Wing Kinematics ? Prey Capture ? The Hierarchical Organization of Mantid Behavior ? Ontogeny of Defensive Behaviors ? Ethology of Defense against Predators ? Rearing Techniques, Developmental Time, and Life Span Data for Lab-Reared Sphodromantis lineola ? Comparative Aspects of Rearing and Breeding Mantids ? Mantids in Ecological Research ? Histological Techniques for Mantid Research.

Artikelname: The Songs of the Grasshoppers and Crickets of Western Europe
Artikelbeschreibung: Most of the 170 species of grasshoppers and crickets included in this book can be identified instantly by their songs ? and often more reliably than from their appearance. Orthopterans have recently become important subjects in evolutionary biological studies and are also increasingly used in the field of conservation as indicators of undisturbed habitat.

The book comprises the following chapters: Introduction; Acoustic Methods; Sound Production and Reception of European Orthoptera; The Nature and Function of the Songs; The Value of the Songs in Taxonomy and Identification; Key to the singing Orthoptera of Western Europe, based primarily on their Songs; and other Animal Sounds that could be confused with Orthoptera Songs ? illustrated with over 1600 oscillograms; three Appendixes (Check-list of the species included; Summary of Nomenclatural Changes; Data for the Song Recordings); Glossary; References; Index to Vernacular Names; and General Index.

David Ragge, formerly Head of the Orthoptera Section and Deputy Keeper of Entomology at The Natural History Museum, is author of the classic work, Grasshoppers, Crickets & Cockroaches of the British Isles. Jim Reynolds has been recording and analysing the songs of European Orthoptera with Dr Ragge for some 25 years.

Artikelname: The Study of Stoneflies,Mayflies & Caddisflies
Artikelbeschreibung: A comprehensive guide to collecting and studying the biology and ecology of these aquatic insects.

Artikelname: Thrips
Artikelbeschreibung: Minute, usually dark insects with very narrow body and usually pairs of tiny feather-like wings. Some are wingless. Very common in flowers, where many species pierce and scrape cells to get sap. Thousands take to the air in still. thundery weather - hence a common name of thunderflies. Most females have a curved, saw-like ovipositor for laying eggs in plants. Male abdomen usually smoothly rounded. Thrips are exopterygote insects. but nymphal development is complex. with one or more resting stages. Over 3,000 species are known.

This book gives a general introduction to this group of insects then looks at their interactions with fungi, leaves, galls and flowers.

Artikelname: Urban Insects and Arachnids:A Handbook of Urban Entomology
Artikelbeschreibung: This account provides the first comprehensive coverage of the insect and other arthropod pests in the urban environment worldwide. Presented is a brief description, biology, and detailed information on the development, habits, and distribution of urban and public health pests. There are 570 illustrations to accompany some of the major pest species. The format is designed to serve as a ready-reference and to provide basic information on orders, families, and species. The species coverage is international and based on distribution in domestic and peridomestic habitats. The references are extensive and international, and cover key papers on species and groups. The introductory chapters overview the urban ecosystem and its key ecological components, and a review of the pests status and modern control strategies. The book will serve as a student textbook, professional training manual, and handbook for the pest control professionals, regulatory officials, and urban entomologists. It is organized alphabetically throughout.

Artikelname: Water Relations of Terrestrial Arthropods
Artikelbeschreibung: This book surveys the ways in which land dwelling arthropods deal with water in terrestrial environments. From scorpion to beetle and spider to hover fly, water is a crucial component of activity. This new synthesis and integration of recent research summarizes the ways water is managed by these diverse terrestrial invertebrates. The mechanisms, processes and structures employed by arthropods represent evolutionary innovations and compromises. Those fascinated by the limitations and opportunities represented by terrestrial lifestyles will want this new book.

Artikelname: Woodlice
Artikelbeschreibung: Woodlice are amongst the most familiar of animals. Yet, systematic works on the British fauna are few and have become outdated by the continuing discovery of species new to the British Isles. This key includes all 38 species which are known currently.

Artikelname: Woodlice (Meechan)
Artikelbeschreibung: Woodlice are amongst the most familiar of animals. Yet, systematic works on the British fauna are few and have become outdated by the continuing discovery of species new to the British Isles. This key includes all 38 species which are known currently.

Artikelname: Woodlouse Name Trail
Artikelbeschreibung: A simple photographic key to the identification of the nine species of woodlice most likely to be found in gardens or in and around buildings in Britain, plus woodlouse fact file.