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Book overview - Field Guide to Insects of South Africa by Mike Picker, Charles Griffiths and Alan Weaving.
Field Guide to Insects of South Africa, Mike Picker Charles Griffiths and Alan Weaving, Penguin Random House, ISBN: 9781 7758 45843
THIS trusted best-seller has been comprehensively updated and expanded to feature accounts of over 1,500 species and insect groups. Included are the most common, most economically and ecologically important, interesting and attractive insects in the region.
The book features vivid photographs; detailed species accounts covering identification, biology, distribution, and related species; a helpful introduction detailing the significance, life history, collection and photography of insects, and quick reference guides on the inside covers to facilitate identification.
Entomologists, both amateur and professional, students, gardeners, farmers, tourists and anyone with an interest in the natural world will appreciate this illuminating and invaluable guide.
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Mike Picker is an associate professor at the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Cape Town. His research on the insects in arid regions has resulted in 130 publications and four guide books. He has a very broad knowledge of the natural history and ecology of the rich South African insect fauna.
Charles Griffiths is an emeritus professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Cape Town. He has authored more than 200 scientific papers, five other guide books to various components of the South African fauna, and has discovered more than 100 species. He is also a well-known wildlife photographer.
Alan Weaving (1938–2018) was an entomologist who lived in Grahamstown. He had a particular interest in wasps and published two books on the insect diversity of southern
Africa, including Southern African Insects and their World.
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