Nash, T.A.M.

Africa's Bane. The Tsetse Fly.

Collins. London 1969 1st edition. Ochre cloth boards. 224pp illustrated 8vo. No inscriptions. edges & eps spotted hence VG in G-VG dustwrapper (price-clipped, some closed tears repaired, no major loss or tears). despite listed faults a bright copy. ISBN: 9780002110365 An overview of the tsetse fly covering not only the entomological aspects but the human and social ones as well.

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Book number: 16251

Catalogue: Entomology

Keywords: sleeping sickness ngana trypanasomes palpalis tachinoides moritsans pallidipes glossina entomology insects disease africa african south southern

Owen, D.F.

Tropical Butterflies. The Ecology and Behaviour of Butterflies in the Tropics with Special Reference to African Species.

Oxford University Press 1971. Blue cloth boards. 214pp illustrated 8vo. Ownership inscription ffep. minor insect attrition around top edges, eps only foxed, a VG copy. No dustwrapper. ISBN: 0198573510 Concentrates on African butterflies in the tropical zone. Considers the relation of butterflies to agriculture and conservation.

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Book number: 25217

Catalogue: Entomology

Keywords: insects butterflies west western africa african entomology acraea encedon

Pearson, E.O. & Darling, R.C. Maxwell.

The Insect Pests of Cotton in Tropical Africa.

Empire Cotton Growing Corporation & Commonwealth Institute of Entomology. London 1958. Green cloth boards. 355pp illustrated colour plates. large 8vo. Ex Pyrethrum Board of Kenya library with stamp to ffep and small pocket and deaccession note, no other signs of library life. general wear, contents excellent, VG-. no dustwrapper.

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Book number: 22308

Catalogue: Entomology

Keywords: insects entomology africa african agriculture kenya cotton

Spielman, Andrew. & D'Antonio, Michael.

Mosquito. A Natural History of Our Most Persistant and Deadly Foe.

Faber 2001. Black cloth boards. 247pp 8vo. No inscription. a Fine copy in G-VG dustwrapper (looks great but close inspection show signs of damp markings. no chips, loss, or tears). ISBN: 9780571209804 Includes worldwide distibution maps of diseases vectored by mosquitoes.

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Book number: 22091

Catalogue: Entomology

Keywords: mosquitoe mosquito malaria dengue west nile fever

Van Son, G.

The Butterflies of Southern Africa. Part 1. Papilionidae and Pieridae. .

(Transvaal Memoir No. 3, October 1949). Swets & Zeitlinger. Amsterdam 1970. Reduced format reprint of original Transvaal Museum edition of 1949. Grey wraps. 237pp. illustrated line drawings and 41 photographic plates with text opposite at rear. 240mm x 170mm x 25mm. 0.7kg. Sello offset to eps. ownership signature ffep. wraps fading to tan. contents unmarked. sound clean G-VG copy in protective wrap. Part 1 of the 3-part taxonomic, morphological and faunistic review of the Southern African butterflies largely based upon material in the Transvaal Museum.

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Book number: 25222

Catalogue: Entomology

Keywords: papilionidae pieridae insects butterflies entomology lepidoptera

Weaving, Alan.

Insects. A Review of Insect Life in Rhodesia.

Regal. Salisbury 1977. 179pp illustrated softcover. No inscriptions. VG condition. An interesting introductory work on the subject especially with reference to the locale. Many illustrations.

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Book number: 22305

Catalogue: Entomology

Keywords: insects south southern africa african entomology natural history rhodesia zimbabwe

Weaving, Alan.

Insects. A Review of Insect Life in Rhodesia.

Regal. Salisbury 1977. 179pp illustrated softcover. No inscriptions. VG condition. An interesting introductory work on the subject especially with reference to the locale. Many illustrations.

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Book number: 24526

Catalogue: Entomology

Keywords: insects south southern africa african entomology natural history rhodesia zimbabwe