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THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BEEKEEPING
Written by Roger A. Morse; Ted Hooper.
Stock no. 1825223
Published by Blandford Press. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Subjects covered include the natural history of the honey bee, hive construction, beekeeping equipment, city beekeeping, artificial insemination and much more. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 071371624X. Lower edge of boards lightly knocked and shelf worn. A few minor marks to boards. Text block browned. Previous owner's address label to lower edge of front pastedown. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is creased and lightly faded to spine, worn at corners.

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TRIATOMINAE - THE BIOLOGY OF CHAGAS DISEASE VECTORS (ENTOMOLOGY IN FOCUS 5)
Written by Alessandra Guarneri; Marcelo Lorenzo.
Stock no. 1825218
Published by Springer. 1st 2021. Slightly better than very good condition.

Aims to present updated knowledge on various aspects of the natural histoy, biology, and impact of triatomines. The contents consider scientific, as well as innovative perspectives, on the problems related to the role of triatomine bugs as parasite vectors affecting millions in the Latin American region. Green cardwraps. Printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd, a print on demand company. ISBN: 9783030645502. Cover edges lightly rubbed, top of spine lightly bumped. Contents clean. Appears unread.

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ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF FEEDING BEHAVIOR OF PHYTOPHAGOUS TRUE BUGS (HETEROPTERA)
Written by Antonio Panizzi; Tiago Lucini; Paula Levin Mitchell.
Stock no. 1324890
Published by Springer. 1st 2021. Very good condition.

Entomology in Focus 6. Cardwraps. 171 pages. All the current information on the electronic monitoring of the feeding behavior of phytohagous true bugs, describing the mouthparts and modes of feeding. Printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. ISBN: 9783030646769. Corner tips of covers and pages slightly creased. Contents otherwise fine.

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CLIMATE, TICKS AND DISEASE (CABI CLIMATE CHANGE SERIES)
Written by Pat Nuttall.
Stock no. 1825043
Published by Cabi. 1st 2022. Very good condition.

Number 12 in the CABI Climate Change Series. Considering the evidence for climate change and its impact on ticks and tick- borne infections. Blue glazed pictorial boards. Colour graphs and charts. ISBN: 9781789249637. Corners of boards heavily bumped and rubbed. Rear board a little scuffed. Contents clean.

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INSECTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
Written by Clarke H. Scholtz; Erik Holm.
Stock no. 1824816
Published by Protea Book House. 2nd 2008. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. A balance between scientific accuracy and utility so that the information is easily accessible and comprehensible to professional and amateur enotomologists alike. The scientist will find enough general information to lead to more detailed works whilsts the amateur entomologist will find sufficient explanation in the text, beautiful illustrations and glossary. Large format. Brown pictorial cloth boards, white titles. B/w illustrations. 502 pages including index. ISBN: 9781869192433. Lower edge of boards lightly rubbed. Top corners lightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, previous bookseller's barcoded label to rear panel.

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BUTTERFLY LANDSCAPES: A CELEBRATON OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES PAINTED IN NATURAL HABITAT
Written by Richard Tratt. Illustrated by Richard Tratt.
Stock no. 1824790
Published by Langford Press. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A feast for the eyes, featuring over 200 paintings. Large format. Olive green boards with gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 190407815X. Light rubbing to lower edges. Corners lightly bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-creased and has a few lght marks.

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INSECT PATHOLOGY
Written by Fernando E. Vega; Harry K. Kaya.
Stock no. 1824755
Published by Academic Press. 2nd 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Second Edition. All major groups of insect pathogens are covered. Chapters on the history of insect pathology, principle of microbial control and epizootiology, host resistance, Wolbachia, and diseases of beneficial insects. Large format. Green pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780123849847. Boards lightly scuffed, previous bookseller's barcoded label to rear board. Small sticky mark to lower corner of front board. Top corners bumped. One or two instances of minor pencil underlining/high-lighting of text else contents clean.

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BUTTERFLY LANDSCAPES: A CELEBRATON OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES PAINTED IN NATURAL HABITAT
Written by Richard Tratt. Illustrated by Richard Tratt.
Stock no. 1324276
Published by Langford Press. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A feast for the eyes, featuring over 200 paintings. Large format. Olive green boards with gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 190407815X. Spine and corners bumped, slight fading to cover edges and slight rubbing to corners. Lower edge of textblock is very slightly grubby and top edge is slightly spotted else contents fine. Dustwrapper is very faded to spine and front panel, has a piece torn to top of spine and is slightly edge worn/creased. Barcode label to rear panel of wrapper.

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CARABID BEETLE ACTIVITY-DENSITY AND DIVERSITY IN NORTHERN HARDWOOD FORESTS
Written by Holly A. Petrillo.
Stock no. 1324011
Published by Vdm Verlag. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition.

The influence of Forest Type, Disturbance, and Microhabitat Features on Carabid Density and Diversity in Northern Hardwood Forests. Cardwraps. 100 pages. B/w diagrams. ISBN: 9783836474269. Neat barcode label to rear cover.

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THE CATERPILLARS OF BRITISH MOTHS (2 VOLUMES)
Written by W.J. Stokoe; G.H.T. Stovin. Illustrated by J.C. Dollman.
Stock no. 1323742
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1948. Very good condition.

Series I and II. Blue imitation leather cloth, gilt titles. Colour and b/w plates. 408 pages plus 381 pages. Wayside and Woodland Series. Spine and corners bumped. Small dent to top edge of front cover. Foxing to endpapers. Front joint (between front and title-page) of volume 1 is cracked. A few light marks to covers.

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BRITISH PYRALID AND PLUME MOTHS
Written by Bryan P. Beirne. Illustrated by S.N.A. Jacobs.
Stock no. 1824127
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front. Wayside and Woodland series. 216 colour specimens, 16 plates. 207 pages. Boards clean and bright. Scattered foxing, mainly to prelims and endpapers. Text block browned. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, scuffed, closed tear to top rear edge of spine.

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FLIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Charles N. Colyer; Cyril O. Hammond.
Stock no. 1824126
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Burgundy cloth, gilt titles and fly vignette to front. Colour & b/w illustrations. Wayside and Woodland Series. 383 pages including index. A few small marks to boards. Gilt is still bright. Text block browned. A few scattered foxspots to contents and a few grubby marks e.g. page 15 (see photo). Contents generally very nice. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, lightly faded to spine, lightly scuffed, front flap has had tape on it at some point which has stained the flap vertically with some loss of surface paper.

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