Book cover of A Newsworthy Naturalist The Life of William Yarrell, showing a portrait of William Yarrell
Acorn weevil (Curculio glandium) on a stem of grass Credit Peter Paul Smith

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Alien Worlds: How insects conquered the Earth and why their fate will determine our future by Steve Nicholls
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Cover of the book, Insects as Protein for Food and Feed, by Adriana Casillas (Ed.), published by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing.
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An Identification Guide to Garden Insects of Britain and North-West Europe


by Dominic Couzens & Gail Ashton
Reviewed by Andrew Salisbury

Cover of An Illustrated History of Butterflies of the Afrotropical Indian Ocean Islands

An Illustrated History of Butterflies of the Afrotropical Indian Ocean Islands


by James M. Lawrence & Mark C. Williams
Reviewed by Dmitri V. Logunov

An Introduction to the Butterflies of Cyprus


by Adrian M. Riley
Reviewed by Richard Harrington

Animals Under Logs and Stones (Naturalists’ Handbooks, 22; 2nd edition)


by C. Philip Wheater, Helen J. Read & Charlotte E. Wheater
Reviewed by Richard Jones

Ants: The Ultimate Social Insects


by Richard Jones
Reviewed by Seirian Sumner

Cover of Aphids as Crop Pests (2nd edition)

Aphids as Crop Pests (2nd edition)


by Helmut F. van Emden & Richard Harrington (eds)
Reviewed by Jennifer Banfield-Zanin

Cover of Atlas of Water Beetles of Britain and Ireland – smaller families of Polyphaga

Atlas of Water Beetles of Britain and Ireland – smaller families of Polyphaga


by G.N. Foster, D.T. Bilton, M. Hammond & B.H. Nelson
Reviewed by John Walters

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Bee


by Claire Preston
Reviewed by Peter Smithers

Cover of Bee Tiger. The Death’s Head Hawk-moth through the Looking-glass

Bee Tiger. The Death’s Head Hawk-moth through the Looking-glass


by Philip Howse
Reviewed by Ray Barnett

Beetles of Western North America


by Arthur V. Evans
Reviewed by Richard Jones

Cover of the book, Biology, ecological importance and diversity of southern African Insects, showing a bright green beetle on a yellow flower with yellow stamen.

Biology, ecological importance and diversity of southern African Insects


by Clarke H. Scholtz & Hennie de Klerk
Reviewed by Malcolm Scoble

Biology of Gall Midges: Evolution, Ecology and Biological Interactions


by Junichi Yukawa & Makoto Tokuda (eds)
Reviewed by Graham Stone