Reading
Ladybirds
A Guide to the Ladybirds
of the British Isles
‘A Guide to the Ladybirds of the British Isles’ by Michael Majerus,
Helen Roy, Peter Brown and Remy Ware, with illustrations by Chris Shields (published
by Field Studies Council, 2006)
A new colour fold-out field chart with superb illustrations of all 26 British ladybird
species (including the harlequin) and lots of ladybird ecology information. It costs
£2.50 from some book sellers or direct from the
Field Studies Council (tel. 0845 3454072)
'Ladybirds (Naturalists' Handbooks 10)' by Michael Majerus & Peter Kearns
(published by Richmond , 1989) ISBN 0 85546 267 1
An excellent guide to the ecology and identification of British ladybirds
with superb colour drawings of the main species. It costs £9.95 and if not
found with book sellers is available direct from Richmond Publishing (tel. 01753
643104)
'A year in the lives of British ladybirds' by Michael Majerus, Remy Ware
and Christina Majerus (published bythe Royal Entomological Society for the Amateur
Entomologists' Society Bug Club).
Written by three hugely experienced 'ladybirders', the book provides instructions
of how, when and where to find different species of ladybird, how to identify the
adults, and facilitates involvement in current research projects on ladybirds. Available
to order online from the
Amateur Entomologists' Society
A year in the lives
of British ladybirds
'A Pocket Guide to the Ladybirds of Britain
and Ireland ' by Bryan J Pinchen (published by Forficula
Books, 2005) ISBN 0 9549349 1 1 (paperback, 147 x 105 mm)
64 pages, with 5 black and white and 54 colour illustrations of 25
British ladybird species.
Copies can be obtained by sending a cheque made payable to BJ Pinchen for £6.50
(inc. p&p) to: BJ Pinchen, 7 Brookland Close, Pennington, Lymington, Hampshire,
SO41 8JE.
'Ladybirds: Pest Control the
Natural Way !' by Darren J. Mann (published by Osmia, 2002)
£4.95 from the Oxford Bee Company (tel. 01509 261654).
'Ladybirds of Surrey' by Roger D. Hawkins (published by Surrey Wildlife Trust,
2000) ISBN 0 9526065 5 0 (hardback)
A great book with beautiful photos of many species (adults and larvae)
and of much interest beyond Surrey. £12 (plus p&p) from www.surreywildlifetrust.co.uk (tel. 01483 795440)
'Ladybirds' by Michael Majerus (published by Harper Collins, 1994)
ISBN 0 00 219934 3 (hardback), 0 00 219935 1 (paperback)
Comprehensive & detailed but out of print. May be available in libraries.
General Insects
Insects of Britain &
Northern Europe (Collins Field Guide) by Michael Chinery (published
by Collins, 1993 (3rd edition)) ISBN 0 00 219918 1
A broad guide to all the insect groups, with a very small section on
ladybirds and colour drawings of some of the main British ladybirds. It is a great
field guide for insects in Britain generally (with lots of colour drawings). It
is readily available.