Entomology

Entomology is the study of insects.

For Love of Insects
Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army and Other Diabolical Insects
The Insects: An Outline of Entomology
The Sting of the Wild
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects and Spiders: North America
Beetles: A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America
A Peterson Field Guide To Insects: America North of Mexico
The Secret Life of Flies
A Sting in the Tale: My Adventures with Bumblebees
Honeybee Democracy
Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse
Miss Benson's Beetle
Innumerable Insects: The Story of the Most Diverse and Myriad Animals on Earth (Natural Histories)
Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects
Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects
Colette by Jean-François Sénéchal
Apiology Fiction & Nonfiction
1 book — 1 voter
Space Vault by Jeremy  CliftThe Crimson Rust by C. Bernard RutleyDreamboats for Trudy by Mildred Lawrence
Agroterrorism in Fiction
3 books — 2 voters

James and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Metamorphosis [Franz Kafka] by Franz KafkaThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
Swarming In A Soup Bowl
184 books — 10 voters
Ghosts of the Trees by O McMonigleKeeping the Praying Mantis by Orin McMonigleMillipeds in Captivity by Orin McMonigleThe Tarantula Keeper's Guide by Stanley A. SchultzThe Ultimate Guide to Breeding Beetles by Orin McMonigle
Keeping Arthropods as Pets
39 books — 3 voters

Zinnia and the Bees by Danielle   DavisMy Fate According to the Butterfly by Gail D. VillanuevaThe Butterfly Lion by Michael MorpurgoJeremy and the Beetle Takedown by Sallana BrownThe Bug Bandits by Jenni L. Walsh
#MGCarousel - Books About Insects
140 books — 5 voters
Never Home Alone by Rob DunnWeeds by Alexander C. MartinA Weed by Any Other Name by Nancy GiftThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettThis Is Your Brain on Parasites by Kathleen McAuliffe
Weeds, pests, invasives, and diseases
132 books — 5 voters

Emmanuelle de Maupassant
She first peered into its fascinating cases of beetles and butterflies at the age of six, in the company of her father. She recalls her pity at each occupant pinned for display. It was no great leap to draw the same conclusion of ladies: similarly bound and trussed, pinned and contained, with the objective of being admired, in all their gaudy beauty.
Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club

Amber Sparks
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