 | Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects by Norman F. Johnson
Buy new: $135.60 / Used from: $80.00 Probably the most commonly used university level text. Very good taxonomic keys.
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 | Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity by Howell V. Daly
Buy new: $107.53 / Used from: $71.38 An excellent general entomology text.
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 | Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs (Princeton Field Guides) by Whitney Cranshaw
Buy new: $14.64 / Used from: $12.95 What's bugging you in the garden, find out with this book. A bit technical.
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 | A Field Guide to Insects by Donald J. Borror
Buy new: $12.92 / Used from: $5.19 This is my favorite field guide. It has great drawings, descriptions, and life history information. I think this book is better than the field guides with photographs.
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 | Insects That Feed on Trees and Shrubs (Comstock Book) by Warren T. Johnson
Buy new: $76.10 / Used from: $47.99 This is another book that is great for helping you determine what is infesting your backyard. Great photos.
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 | The Handy Bug Answer Book (Handy Answer Books) by Gilbert Waldbauer
Buy used from: $0.01 Very informative and well written, A wealth of information.
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 | The Insects: Structure and Function by R. F. Chapman
Buy new: $81.00 / Used from: $65.00 If you want detailed information about insect physiology and anatomy this is the book for you.
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 | Insect, Disease & Weed I.D. Guide: Find-It-Fast Organic Solutions for Your Garden (Rodale Organic Gardening Book)
Buy used from: $16.93 Don't just spray'em try alternative methods of control explained in this book.
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 | The Ants by Bert Holldobler
Buy new: $96.00 / Used from: $69.95 The title says it all, everything you'd ever want to know about ants.
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 | Insects in Flight by John Brackenbury
Buy used from: $11.08 Fantastic photos of insects in flight!
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 | American InsectsA Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico, Second Edition by Ross H. Arnett Jr.
Buy new: $94.46 / Used from: $83.75 This is not a book for a layman but it is a great reference for anyone working with insects.
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| Golden Book of Insects and Spiders by Laurence P. Pringle
Buy used from: $0.45 This book is actually pretty useful for identifying spiders you'd find around your house and garden.
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 | A Fly for the Prosecution: How Insect Evidence Helps Solve Crimes by M. Lee Goff
Buy new: $16.95 / Used from: $7.25 Learn about the fascinating use of insects in criminal investigations. If you like CSI you'll enjoy this book.
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 | Biological Atlas Of Aquatic Insects by W. Arens
Buy used from: $121.54 This book is packed with Scanning Electron Micrographs of insects, you'll see them like you've never seen them before.
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| How to Know the Immature Insects by H.F. Chu
Buy used from: $6.00 Not the easiest book to use and a bit outdated but the newer immature insect books are too darned expensive.
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 | Insect (Eyewitness Guides) by L.A. Mound
Buy used from: $0.96 I love all the DK books. This one has some neat images and a lot of good information about insects for the layman.
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| Insects Did It 1st by Paulson Catts Akre
Buy used from: $1.19 Insects had highways, made paper, and used velcro and glue before any other animals, read this book to learn more. Easy to read, the cartoons are excellent. Yes, I'm one of the authors.
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 | Handbook to the Construction and Use of Insect Collection and Rearing Devices: A guide for teachers with suggested classroom applications by Gregory S. Paulson
Buy new: $105.00 / Used from: $67.73 Just released, this book explains how to construct devices for collecting and rearing insects. Obviously I'm a bit biased but I think people will find this book useful.
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 | Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to Identification and Natural History (Princeton Field Guides) by David L. Wagner
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $17.00 Excellent book for id of caterpillars, beautiful color photos.
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