4-H Study Materials
for Entomology ContestsJanuary 2003
Books - Introductory
Insects. Golden Nature Guides, Golden Press, New York.
Butterflies and Moths. Golden Nature Guides, Golden Press, New York.
Insect Pests. Golden Nature Guides, Golden Press, New York.
Spiders and Their Kin. Golden Nature Guides, Golden Press, New York.
Borror, D. J., and R. E. White. 1970. A Field Guide to the Insects of America North of Mexico. Peterson Field Guides, Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
Opler, P. A. 1992. A Field Guide to the Eastern Butterflies. Peterson Field Guides, Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
White, R. E. 1983. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America. Peterson Field Guides, Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
Books - More Advanced
Arnett, R. H. 1993. American Insects - A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. St. Lucie Press, Delray Beach, FL.
Arnett, R. H., N. M. Downie, and H. E. Jaques. 1980. How to Know the Beetles. Wm. C. Brown Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa.
Borror, D. J., C. A. Triplehorn, and N. F. Johnson. 1989. An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 6th Edition. Fort Worth. Saunders College Pub.
Chu, H. F. How to Know the Immature Insects. Wm. C. Brown Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa.
Drees, B. M., and J. A. Jackman. 1998. A Field Guide to the Common Insects of Texas. National Book Network. To order call: 800-462-6420.
Ehrlich, P. R., and A. H. Ehrlich. How to Know the Butterflies. Wm. C. Brown Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa.
Helfer, J. R. 1963. How to Know the Grasshoppers, Cockroaches and Their Allies. Wm. C. Brown Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa.
Jackman., J. A. 1997. A Field Guide to the Spiders and Scorpions of Texas. National Book Network. To order call: 800-462-6420.
Jacques, H. E. 1951. How to Know the Insects. Wm. C. Brown Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa.
Kaston, B. J. 1978. How to Know the Spiders. Wm. C. Brown Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa.
Metcalf, C. L., W. P. Flint and R. L. Metcalf. 1992. Destructive and Useful Insects. McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. New York, N. Y.
McDaniel, B. 1979. How to Know the Mites and Ticks. Wm. C. Brown Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa.
Slater, J. A., and R. M. Baranowski. 1978. How to Know the True Bugs. Wm. C. Brown Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa.
Scott, J. A. 1986. The Butterflies of North America, a Natural History and Field Guide. Stanford University Press, Stanford.
Swain, L. A., and C. S. Papp. 1972. The Common Insects of North America. Harper and Row, Publishers, New York, N. Y.
Internet sites
Department of Entomology - Texas A&M University
A Field Guide to Common Texas Insects
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