London: John Wiley and Sons, 2011. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs. This book is the only modern systematic account of all 558 families of British insects, covering not just the large and familiar groups that are included in popular books, but even the smallest and least known. It is beautifully..... More

Chez Samuel Fauche, 1779. Octavo, four uncoloured engraved plates. Original papered boards with handwritten labels, all edges uncut. Complete in twelve volumes. Charles Bonnet 1720-1793), naturalist and philosopher, discovered parthenogenetic reproduction in aphids and observed insects respiration through their spiracles. More

Glasgow: Harper Collins Publishers, (2003. third edition). Octavo, laminated boards, colour plates, text illustrations. Includes a general introduction to insects. For each order, there is an introduction to key features and details of biology, and a further key to the insect families. The 60 colour plates illustrate 778 commonly found..... More

Melbourne: Entomological Society of Victoria, 2009. Octavo, line drawings, softcover. The emphasis of this pamphlet is on collecting and sampling insects for ecological studies. More

Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2003. Quarto, text illustrations. Topics include reproductive systems; male and female gametogenesis; sperm transfer and use; fertilization; sex determination; parthenogenesis; embryogenesis; hormones; and the role of ontogeny in insect evolution. More

New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2014. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Take a close-up look into a world you cannot see with the naked eye. Bugs are usually so small that we hardly notice them, let alone think of them as living beings. But call upon the magnifying glass, and a shapeless..... More

Glasgow: Harper Collins Publishers, 2010. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Insects are the most extreme organisms on Earth and, despite their diminutive size, they wield inordinate power. With the exception of the polar icecaps, every terrestrial ecosystem on earth is colonized by them, and they account for almost three-quarters of all..... More

Atlantic Books, 2022. Octavo, paperback, he Insect Crisis explores this hidden emergency, arguing that its consequences could even rival climate change. We rely on insect pollination for the bulk of our agriculture, they are a prime food source for birds and fish, and they are a key strut holding up..... More

Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2004. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, softcover. This guide will be of value to entomologists, both amateur and professional, as well as to students, nature conservation officers, game rangers, gardeners, farmers, tourists and anyone with an interest in natural history. An introductory chapter discusses the insect body..... More

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Quarto, colour photographs, softcover. Combining breadth of coverage with detail, this logical and cohesive introduction to insect ecology couples concepts with a broad range of examples and practical applications. It explores cutting-edge topics in the field, drawing on and highlighting the links between theory and..... More

Collingwood: CSIRO, (2007. second edition). Duodecimo, spirally bound, colour photographs. This handy pocket guide allows the non-specialist to identify major insect and arachnid pests found in stored cereal grains, grain products and grain legumes. It describes most storage pests found worldwide rather than concentrating on Australia and provides concise information..... More

Sydney: Australian Geographic, 2020. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, text illustrations. Featuring numerous diagrams and more than 200 colour photographs, this user-friendly guide is perfect for anyone interested in learning more about insects. More