Entomology Books


The Backyard Beekeeper: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and GardenThe Backyard Beekeeper: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden
Best Price: $12.66
This is a well-written, extremely accessible edition for lay beekeepers who want to get to know...
Beekeeping for DummiesBeekeeping for Dummies
Best Price: $10.74
If you're thinking of raising bees, this is the book to get. I had purchased three other...
Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to Identification and Natural History (Princeton Field Guides)Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to Identification and Natural History (Princeton Field Guides)
Best Price: $18.68
With an ever increasing interest in butterflies I recently purchased an excellent book that had...
The Songs of InsectsThe Songs of Insects
Best Price: $3.57
As other reviewers have stated, this is a remarkable resource for insect identification. I...
Peterson First Guide to Insects of North America (Peterson First Guides (R))Peterson First Guide to Insects of North America (Peterson First Guides (R))
Best Price: $0.15
Like to know what knid of insect that was but all those big heavy books are a pain to carry....


Stokes Beginner's Guide to DragonfliesStokes Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies
Best Price: $5.38
This book is a handy little pocket guide. There is a beginning key to direct the user towards...
A Spring without Bees: How Colony Collapse Disorder Has Endangered Our Food SupplyA Spring without Bees: How Colony Collapse Disorder Has Endangered Our Food Supply
Best Price: $10.88
Ending Colony Collapse Disorder Following in the footsteps of Rachel Carson, Michael...
The Beekeeper's Handbook, Third EditionThe Beekeeper's Handbook, Third Edition
Best Price: $25.74
Excellent reference material written for all levels. Would recommend to anyone thinking about...
Parasite Rex : Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous CreaturesParasite Rex : Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures
Best Price: $6.08
I read the 2001 paperback of the 2000 book. It is very well written, which can't be said about...
The Insects: An Outline of EntomologyThe Insects: An Outline of Entomology
Best Price: $60.38
This is a great book for learning just about anything you could ever want to know about insects....


Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of InsectsBorror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects
Best Price: $62.09
As an amateur entomologist with interests in their taxonomy, this book was perfect for...
Butterflies through Binoculars: The East A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Eastern North America (Butterflies Through Binoculars Series)Butterflies through Binoculars: The East A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Eastern North America (Butterflies Through Binoculars Series)
Best Price: $16.35
Obviously the result of exhaustive field research, this book is fantastic. The photos are great...
Peterson First Guide to Caterpillars of North America (Peterson First Guides (R))Peterson First Guide to Caterpillars of North America (Peterson First Guides (R))
Best Price: $1.40
Many of my students & kids at the nature center where I volunteer find caterpillars and want...
Langstroth's Hive and the Honey-Bee: The Classic Beekeeper's ManualLangstroth's Hive and the Honey-Bee: The Classic Beekeeper's Manual
Best Price: $12.15
In my beginning-beekeeping family, my husband reads the practical books; I read Langstroth, who...
Caterpillars in the Field and Garden: A Field Guide to the Butterfly Caterpillars of North America (Field Guide)Caterpillars in the Field and Garden: A Field Guide to the Butterfly Caterpillars of North America (Field Guide)
Best Price: $17.01
The best field guide on caterpllars I know of. Exhaustive color photography of each species....

A Dazzle of DragonfliesA Dazzle of Dragonflies
Best Price: $26.37
"A Dazzle of Dragonflies" is precisely what it claims to be: a dazzling, spectacular...
Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of MetamorphosisChrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis
Best Price: $2.00
What possesses a European woman to pack up her life and move across the ocean to study the...
Robbing the Bees: A Biography of Honey--The Sweet Liquid Gold that Seduced the WorldRobbing the Bees: A Biography of Honey--The Sweet Liquid Gold that Seduced the World
Best Price: $3.54
It was fantastic! I was laughing and absorbingly reading this book and couldn't put it down. ...
Texas Bug Book: The Good, the Bad, and the UglyTexas Bug Book: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Best Price: $18.69
While this book includes common arachnids that are not truly "bugs" along with the...
Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North AmericaInsects: Their Natural History and Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America
Best Price: $56.86
I love this book. I flip through it frequently. It is not much in terms of a field guide, but...

Introduction to Insect Biology and DiversityIntroduction to Insect Biology and Diversity
Best Price: $56.89
Extensively revised and reorganized, the second edition of Introduction to Insect Biology and...
Fireflies in the Night: Revised Edition (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1)Fireflies in the Night: Revised Edition (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1)
Best Price: $1.72
The book "Fireflies in the Night" was a good introduction to beginning science for...
The ABC & XYZ of Bee Culture: An Encyclopedia Pertaining to the Scientific and Practical Culture of Honey BeesThe ABC & XYZ of Bee Culture: An Encyclopedia Pertaining to the Scientific and Practical Culture of Honey Bees
Best Price: $37.77
Being a new beekeeper, I found this volume very helpful for quitting acquainted with a lot of...
The AntsThe Ants
Best Price: $80.00
This is the first review on Amazon I have written of a book which I did not finish. I probably...
Fabre's Book of InsectsFabre's Book of Insects
Best Price: $5.65
Since I was a student in the late 1940s Henri Fabre has been one of my heroes. I have had his...

Florida's Fabulous InsectsFlorida's Fabulous Insects
Best Price: $10.69
This is part of an entire series of books about Florida's flora and fauna. The photographs are...
An Introduction To The Aquatic Insects Of North AmericaAn Introduction To The Aquatic Insects Of North America
Best Price: $112.46
Unfortunately, Merritt, Cummins and Berg did not pay close enough attention to the details of...
Ants of North America: A Guide to the GeneraAnts of North America: A Guide to the Genera
Best Price: $27.70
This book provides a wonderful doorway into the art of ant identification. The keys are well...
Practical EntomologistPractical Entomologist
Best Price: $7.98
To begin with, this book consists of approximately 160 pages. It does not take a rocket...
Bumblebee EconomicsBumblebee Economics
Best Price: $18.90
The commercial use of honeybees has diverted attention from their generally larger and wilder...

Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United StatesField Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States
Best Price: $19.68
This book sounds great when you read the description and when you get it, it looks like it will...
Ants at Work: How an Insect Society is OrganizedAnts at Work: How an Insect Society is Organized
Best Price: $12.89
This book I found in a used book store, under a table, in San Luis Obispo, CA. Somehow, it...
How to Know the Insects (Pictured Key Nature Series)How to Know the Insects (Pictured Key Nature Series)
Best Price: $43.79
I've gotten interested in insects just because of my own curiosity but wanted to learn a bit...
Biology of Spiders, 2nd EditionBiology of Spiders, 2nd Edition
Best Price: $28.51
There are a variety of popular books on the biology of spiders but this seems to be the only...
Insects of the Pacific Northwest (Timber Press Field Guide)Insects of the Pacific Northwest (Timber Press Field Guide)
Best Price: $16.18
This is a very comprehensive, well photographed book. I even found all the oak galls I have on...

Plant Diseases: Their Biology and Social ImpactPlant Diseases: Their Biology and Social Impact
Best Price: $47.90
Texas Snakes: A Field Guide (Texas Natural History Guides)Texas Snakes: A Field Guide (Texas Natural History Guides)
Best Price: $12.67
One of my favorite field guides that I own. It is written in a way that makes it useful to...
The Insects: An Outline of EntomologyThe Insects: An Outline of Entomology
Best Price: $19.45
(Four and a half stars) Although this is a fairly technical college text I recommend it to...
Drosophila: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology)Drosophila: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology)
Best Price: $79.57
With its long-standing tradition as a model organism, many techniques using Drosophila...
Nature Revealed: Selected Writings, 1949-2006Nature Revealed: Selected Writings, 1949-2006
Best Price: $14.93
If you enjoy scientific theory applied on both the microcytic and macrocytic scale, look no...

Hemp Diseases and Pests: Management and Biological Control: An Advanced Treatise (Cabi Publishing)Hemp Diseases and Pests: Management and Biological Control: An Advanced Treatise (Cabi Publishing)
Best Price: $81.77
This is an invaluable tool for the serious grower. Any experienced gardner will be able to use...
Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and SpidersFirefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders
Best Price: $26.40
Also ten stars, if possible! No more words needed, this an excellent compilation on insects and...
The Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect SocietiesThe Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies
Best Price: $55.00
The Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of The Ants render the extraordinary lives of the social...
Chinese Auricular AcupunctureChinese Auricular Acupuncture
Best Price: $57.55
This book presents a good source of references brought up to date on Auricular Acupuncture.
Simon & Schuster's Guide to Insects (Fireside Book)Simon & Schuster's Guide to Insects (Fireside Book)
Best Price: $3.39
This has been an excellent source to identily insects for us.

Aquatic Entomology: The Fishermen's Guide and Ecologists' Illustrated Guide to Insects and Their Relatives (Crosscurrents) (Crosscurrents)Aquatic Entomology: The Fishermen's Guide and Ecologists' Illustrated Guide to Insects and Their Relatives (Crosscurrents) (Crosscurrents)
Best Price: $67.13
Are we talking about Jaws? Nope. Bugs. And not just any bugs. These bad boys are...
Things and More Things: Myths, Mysteries and Marvels!Things and More Things: Myths, Mysteries and Marvels!
Best Price: $11.00
FASCINATING TRUE ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN / MONSTERS / MYSTERIES / MARVELS
Fly Pushing: The Theory and Practice of Drosophila GeneticsFly Pushing: The Theory and Practice of Drosophila Genetics
Best Price: $47.20
I'm a first year grad student, and I can't say enough good things about this book! It was...
Butterflies through Binoculars: A Field, Finding, and Gardening Guide to Butterflies in Florida (Butterflies and Others Through Binoculars Field Guide Series,)Butterflies through Binoculars: A Field, Finding, and Gardening Guide to Butterflies in Florida (Butterflies and Others Through Binoculars Field Guide Series,)
Best Price: $17.95
Butterflies through Binoculars: A Field, Finding, and Gardening Guide to Butterflies in Florida...
Secret Weapons: Defenses of Insects, Spiders, Scorpions, and Other Many-Legged CreaturesSecret Weapons: Defenses of Insects, Spiders, Scorpions, and Other Many-Legged Creatures
Best Price: $11.90
This book is written in a concise, synoptic manner. This is a very effective style for...

The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions (Interspecific Interactions)The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions (Interspecific Interactions)
Best Price: $20.95
More than twenty years after Beattie's masterpiece (1985) (The Evolutionary Ecology of Ant-Plant...
Drosophila: A Laboratory HandbookDrosophila: A Laboratory Handbook
Best Price: $156.00
The second edition of the highly successful "grey book" Drosophila: A Laboratory...
The Natural History of Bumblebees: A Sourcebook of InvestigationsThe Natural History of Bumblebees: A Sourcebook of Investigations
Best Price: $12.61
What a wonderful book! The authors begin with two stories of two bees they were personally fond...
  
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