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The Birder’s Bug Book

Gilbert Waldbauer

1998 — 290 pages Paperback Available from Bees for Development price £13.50 Order code W010

If you like the birds and the bees, then here is a book for you. Gilbert Waldbauer is Professor Emeritus of Entomology at the University of Illinois.

His book is a blend of anecdotes, ornithology and entomology, describing various interrelationships between birds and insects. Insects mimicking bird droppings to protect themselves from attack; birds using ants to deter external parasites; bird seating bees; insects fighting back. Dozens of amazing feats of nature to appeal to anyone interested in natural history. A well presented book full of line drawings and 38 colour pictures. A nice touch is the woodpecker on each facing page that appears to be woodpecker if you flip through the pages.

Millions of Monarchs, Bunches of Beetles

How Bugs Find Strength in Numbers

Gilbert Waldbauer

2000 — 264 pages Hardback. Available from Bees for Development price £19 Order code W020

An engaging book of anecdotes about insects. Although it does contain some information on bees, it is not primarily focused on well-known social insects. Rather, Gilbert Waldbauer explains why insects tend to gather in groups. Some, like mayflies, come together simply because they emerge from the water in the same place, at the same time. Others like locust swarms are loosely organised. Yet others work as a co-operative society, such as the colony of caterpillars that weaves a silken tent to house the whole group. An interesting, entertaining and readable text.

The Beekeepers Annual 2001

John Phipps (editor)

2000 — 160 pages Paperback Available from Bees for Development price £9 Order code P160

An illustrated calendar for beekeepers and a compendium of knowledge about UK associations working for bees and beekeeping. In addition there are many interesting articles including: The king with the. beautiful dark queens; My first year as a beekeeper; Genetics for the bee breeder; Experiencing the Africanised honeybee; From architecture of skeps to father’s hat pudding (book reviews); When smoke got in your eyes.

Non-timber Forest Products:

Value, Use and Management Issues in Africa, including Examples from Latin America

S A Crafter, J and A J Broekhoven (editors)

1997 167 pages Paperback Available from Bees for Development price £17 Order code C400

The outcome of a workshop held in Kenya in 1994. At the workshop people working with non-timber forest products (NTFP) exchanged information and analysed the potential for NTFPs in forest management and conservation strategies. The text includes a summary of workshop discussions, papers and case studies from Africa and Latin America. Overviews of 15 African countries relate forest cover and deforestation rate, policy and legislation, and the key NTFPs from each country. Bee products are mentioned.

Le api di carta

Marco Accorti

2000 — 283 pages Paperback, In Italian E-mail pressoffice@olschki.it

A comprehensive bibliography in Italian of literature on honeybees and honey.

Sustainable Livelihoods:

Exploring the Role of Beekeeping in Development

The Proceedings of this Symposium held in September 2000 are currently in production. Details of how to obtain your copy will appear in B&D 58.

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