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“A terrific book…A thoughtful explanation of how the dramatic decline of insect species and numbers poses a dire threat to all life on earth.” (Booklist, Starred Review) In the tradition of Rachel Carson’s groundbreaking environmental classic Silent Spring, an award-winning entomologist and conserv... Read More about Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse

A FACINATING TRAVEL MEMOIR THAT WILL ALTER THE WAY YOU THINK ABOUT THE BUMBLEBEEDave Goulson became obsessed with wildlife as a small boy growing up in rural Shropshire, starting with an increasingly exotic menagerie of pets. When his interest turned to the anatomical, there were even some ill-fated... Read More about A Sting in the Tale: My Adventures with Bumblebees

“A terrific book…A thoughtful explanation of how the dramatic decline of insect species and numbers poses a dire threat to all life on earth.” (Booklist, Starred Review) In the tradition of Rachel Carson’s groundbreaking environmental classic Silent Spring, an award-winning entomologist and conserv... Read More about Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse

A CONSERVATIONIST'S DEEPLY PERSONAL AND FASCINATING REFLECTION ON OWNING AND REVITALIZING A FARM IN RURAL FRANCEA Sting in the Tale, Dave Goulson's account of a lifetime studying bees, was a powerful call to arms for nature lovers everywhere. Brilliantly reviewed, it was shortlisted for the Samuel J... Read More about A Buzz in the Meadow: The Natural History of a French Farm

Bumblebees are familiar and charismatic insects, occurring throughout much of the world. They are increasingly being used as a model organism for studying a wide range of ecological and behavioural concepts, such as social organization, optimal foraging theories, host-parasite interactions, and poll... Read More about Bumblebees: Behaviour, Ecology, and Conservation

In the tradition of Rachel Carson's groundbreaking environmental classic Silent Spring, an award-winning entomologist and conservationist explains the importance of insects to our survival, and offers a clarion call to avoid a looming ecological disaster of our own making. Drawing on thirty years of... Read More about Silent Earth Lib/E: Averting the Insect Apocalypse