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Species Lucanus elaphus - Giant Stag Beetle
 How to Photograph Insects and Spiders By Larry West, Julie Ridl
Stackpole Books, 1994
As the title suggests, this book contains information about the techniques and equipment used by professional nature photographer, Larry West, in taking pictures of insects and spiders. Contains many lovely images and valuable information for beginning photographers who use SLR cameras.
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 The Book of Field and Roadside: Open-Country Weeds, Trees, and Wildflowers of Eastern North America By John Eastman, Amelia Hansen
Stackpole Books, 2003
A book on North American plant ecology for the amateur naturalist. Has extensive discussion of insect associates. Good illustrations of galls, feeding damage, and the like. Third in a trilogy: The Books of... Forest and Thicket, Swamp and Bog, Field and Roadside. This one covers plants of eastern meadows and fields.
Contributed by Cotinis on 26 January, 2005 - 10:55pm |
 The Book of Swamp and Bog: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of the Eastern Freshwater Wetlands By John Eastman, Amelia Hansen
Stackpole Books, 1995
A book on North American plant ecology for the amateur naturalist. Has extensive discussion of insect associates. Has some illustrations of galls, feeding damage, and the like. Second in a trilogy: The Books of... Forest and Thicket, Swamp and Bog, Field and Roadside. This one covers plants of eastern freshwater wetlands.
Contributed by Cotinis on 26 January, 2005 - 10:53pm |
 The Book of Forest and Thicket: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of Eastern North America By John Eastman, Amelia Hansen
Stackpole Books, 1992
A book on North American plant ecology for the amateur naturalist. Has extensive discussion of insect associates. Good illustrations of galls, feeding damage, and the like. First in a trilogy: The Books of... Forest and Thicket, Swamp and Bog, Field and Roadside. This one covers plants of the eastern deciduous and coniferous forests.
Contributed by Cotinis on 26 January, 2005 - 10:48pm |
Guide to Aquatic Invertebrates of the Upper Midwest By University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota, 2004
See this info page. (Link updated 6/22/15.)
Some material available on line--try a web search. (Updated 6/3/23.)
Contributed by Cotinis on 8 January, 2005 - 1:00pm |
Tiger Beetles of West Virginia By Thomas J. Allen and Robert E. Acciavatti
West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, 2002
At 31 pages, this may be the most slender book listed in Bug Guide. Still, it has a state checklist for West Virginia, some nice photos of the kinds of habitat liked by different Tiger Beetles, a two-page spread picturing small photos of all twenty West Virginia species, and a description of each species (with larger photo). Available by writing or emailing the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division.
Contributed by Stephen_WV on 9 December, 2004 - 4:25pm |
 Insects of the Texas Lost Pines (W.L. Moody, Jr., Natural History Series, No. 33) By Stephen W. Taber, Scott B. Fleenor
M University Press, 2003
Looks very thorough, with substantial life history information. Covers spiders, millipedes, etc., as well as insects.
Web site has table of contents, and part of a chapter, on neuroptera, available as:
PDF file.
ISBN's, price: 1-58544-235-6 cloth $50.00, 1-58544-236-4 paper $24.95
Contributed by Cotinis on 13 November, 2004 - 7:49am |
 Insects That Feed on Trees and Shrubs By Warren T. Johnson, Howard H. Lyon
Cornell University Press, 1991
Second Edition Revised. 574 pages, 247 color plates.
Many photos of larval stages of insects.
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