California has a vast number of insect species: estimates run 30,000-35,000 or more, and even in the better known groups, new species occasionally are discovered. This volume is the first attempt in more than half a century to summarize knowledge of this rich insect fauna, and the first work ever to provide a field guide for beginning students, and the nonspecialist reader. It selects about 600 of the more characteristic kinds of insects to represent the huge variety known. Most of these are conspicuous kinds often noticed in cities or in natural areas by gardeners, hikers, fishermen, etc. For each insect, distinguishing features of its appearance, features of its biology, and its geographical distribution in California are summarized: and an illustration (photograph or drawing) is given of the adult or some other stage. California Insects will serve as a convenient, compact introduction to the identification and understanding of these often strange and fascinating creatures. Used with other information sources cited in the text, it provides the student, collector, or naturalist a means of efficiently developing knowledge of specialized groups of insects.

California Insects (Volume 44) (California Natural History Guides)

History

Powell, Jerry A.

Hogue, Charles L.

Americas

University of California Press

This is the first comprehensive guide to insect life in a part of the world known for its abundant, and endangered, life forms. Charles Hogue’s scholarship embraces vast geographical territoryMexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Color photographs and first-rate drawings illustrate the clearly written text.

Latin American Insects and Entomology

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER AN INSECT, YOU NEED ANSWERS TO SOME BASIC QUESTIONS: • What is it? Why is it here in my house or office or yard? • What does it eat? (Is it eating my clothes, my food, my favorite plants?) • Will it sting or bite me? Does it carry disease? In fact, only about 1 % of the insect species found in southern California should provoke this kind of alarmed vigilance in the human residents. The other 99% are harmless or actually extremely important to our well-being in that they are pollinators, food for other animals that we value, reducers of organic waste, or regulators of the populations of destructive organisms. These insects should be encouraged, and this book will help you to know them. Insects of the Los Angeles Basin, a guide to beneficial as well as pesky forms, features: • Descriptions of more than 400 species of common or conspicuous insects and another 70 species of spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks, and related forms. • 500 illustrations, 370 in full color. • Essays on basic biology, habitats, collecting, raising, and conservation of insects and spiders. • Lists of sources of supplies and information; bibliography, glossary, index. A highly readable book, Insects of the Los Angeles Basin is an essential reference for southern California gardeners, teachers, students, campers, and anyone who is interested in nature, ecology, and environmental protection.

Insects of the Los Angeles Basin

Natural History Museum of Los

Updated for the first time in over twenty years, the third edition of Insects of the Los Angeles Basin is a beautifully produced and richly illustrated field guide to more than 450 common or conspicuous insects, spiders, millipedes, and other arthropods that inhabit the region. Each species account describes the size and physical characteristics of insects at their adult and immature stages. Entries also incorporate information on habitat, geographic range, behavior, food preferences, nests, noises, and scents—even lore of the more notorious species. Color-coded sections organize species by order, and 500 photographs and line drawings help with easy identification. The book's engaging and accessible writing includes introductory chapters that explain the characteristics of insects and the ecology of Los Angeles, back matter for starting an insect collection and suggestions for further reading, and a new preface discussing the tremendous effects of technological advances and citizen science on the field of entomology. Written with the Greater Los Angeles Basin as its focus but useful to residents of the entire coastal area of Southern California from Santa Barbara to San Diego, this book is an invaluable resource for hikers, gardeners, teachers, students, and anyone else curious about the diversity of life in our midst.

The Natural History Museum of L.A. County

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California Insects (Volume 44) (California Natural History Guides)

Latin American Insects and Entomology

Insects of the Los Angeles Basin

Insects of the Los Angeles Basin