by Gordon Gordh / Davis Headrick

A comprehensive, fully cross referenced collection of terms, names and phrases used in entomology. Provides common names of insects, their scientific binomen and taxonomic classifications. It is the only listing which covers insect anatomy, behaviour, biology, ecology, histology, molecular biology, morphology, pest management, taxonomy and systematics. 1000pp. DUE SEPTEMBER 2010

An identification guide to the plants, birds, mammals and invertebrates that live in the British hedgerow. 2009

by Marianne Taylor

photography Paul Sterry

An easy to use identification guide to common species. Colour photographs, 160pp. DUE JULY 2010

by Alison Benjamin / Brian McCallum

The strange case of the vanishing western honeybee has led to fears that we are dangerously out of kilter with nature. This book examines the environmental, political and economic forces shaping the honeybee's fragile existence - and why the world can't survive without it. Colour illustrations, 256pp. 2008

by Jean-Claude Teyessier

This sophisticated photo anthology chronicles the behaviour of European invertebrates in their natural habitats over the course of three seasons, Gives the reader a glimpse into the world of our six and eight legged neighbours as they hunt, mate and survive. Colour photographs, 192pp. 2009

edited by Lori Lach / Catherine Parr / Kirsti Abbott

Explores key ecological issues and new developments in myrmecology across a range of scales. Begins with a global perspective on species diverity in time and space, and examines interactions at the community level before describing the population ecology of these social insects. The final section covers the recent ecological phenomenon of invasive ants, how they move across the globe, invade, affect ecosystems, and are managed by humans. Line and halftone illustrations, colour plates, 424pp. 2010

edited by Lori Lach / Catherine Parr / Kirsti Abbott

Explores key ecological issues and new developments in myrmecology across a range of scales. Begins with a global perspective on species diverity in time and space, and examines interactions at the community level before describing the population ecology of these social insects. The final section covers the recent ecological phenomenon of invasive ants, how they move across the globe, invade, affect ecosystems, and are managed by humans. Line and halftone illustrations, colour plates, 424pp. 2010

by Ivan Polunin

How do ant colonies get anything done, when no one is in charge? An ant colony operates without a central control or hierarchy, and no ant directs another. Instead, ants decide what to do based on the rate, rhythm, and pattern of individual encounters and interactions-resulting in a dynamic network that coordinates the functions of the colony. Ant Encounters provides a revealing and accessible look into ant behavior from this complex systems perspective. 184pp. 2010

by Jan Beccaloni

The class of Arachnida consists of spiders, harvestmen, ticks and mites, wind spiders, scorpions and other which are lesser known. Their biology, ecology and behaviour of each order is explored in detail along with many interesting facts. Colour photographs, illustrations, diagrams, 320pp. 2009

by Paul Lee / Paul T Harding

photography Steve Hopkin / Paul Richards

This is a culmination of more than 30 years of data collection by over 500 naturalists throughout Britain and Ireland. It has enabled the production of an atlas based on more than 47,000 records which is so much more than a simple collection of distribution maps for the 62 species of millipede found in Britain. Colour photographs of many species, maps, 216pp. 2007

by T R New

Beetles are the most diverse group of insects, often abundant in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Many species are under threat from human changes to natural environments and some are valuable tools in conservation because they respond rapidly to changes that occur. Knowledge of these responses, of both abundance and composition of assemblages, enables use of some beetles to monitor environmental changes. This title is the first global overview of the importance of conservation of beetles, bringing together hitherto scattered information to demonstrate the needs for conservation, and how it may be approached. 248pp. 2010

by Chris McIntyre

Provides extensive guidance on choosing lodges and safari camps and detailed sections on the environment, wildlife and flora. Also details of the abundant birdlife in the wetland paradise of the Okavango Delta. Colour photographs, maps, 536pp. 3rd edition 2010