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Posted: 2 March 2009
 

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Another publication from
the Entomological Society of Victoria

For those conducting qualitative or quantitative surveys for:

Monitoring land management or conservation practices, documenting life histories and behaviour; delineating range or habitat usage; public education on the breadth of insect diversity and the rôle of insects in the environment.

This book provides comprehensive information on a range of sampling techniques.

For more information, or to order your copy, download this PDF file.

 

Posted: 25 February 2009

PLANT BIOSECURITY TOOLBOX

This is a CRC National Plant Biosecurity project that QDPI&F Plant Science has developed

The idea is to have a national ‘one stop shop’ for information used to identify Emergency Plant Pests i.e. Biology, Taxonomy, Detection, Diagnosis etc.

The Plant Biosecurity Toolbox can be accessed on the PaDIL (Pest and Disease Image Library) homepage at http://www.padil.gov.au/pbt

 

Posted: 1 December 2008

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JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS!

From the
Entomological Society of Victoria

Moths of Victoria
Part 1 now available

The Entomological Society of Victoria has just published the first of a series of books that plans to illustrate every recorded species of moth from Victoria as a set specimen and with many habitus shots. An accompanying CD contains checklists and biological and distribution data. Volume 1 covers the Bombycoidea.

Contact us at vicmoth@entsocvic.org.au for an information brochure and order form or download the brochure as a PDF file here.

Ian Endersby
Hon Treasurer
Ent Soc Vic

Posted: 25 February 2008
 
BUGS ALIVE!

An exciting new book from the Melbourne Museum

Giant mantids, stick insects, scorpions and spiders — coming to a pet shop near you!

These amazing creatures and other minibeasts are becoming increasingly popular as pets and as displays in schools, zoos and other education venues.

This exciting new title is the first book on keeping Australian invertebrates. Bugs Alive! contains detailed descriptions (including life-cycle, breeding and feeding) of over 90 species, as well as easy to follow instructions for housing and caring for your invertebrate. Stunning colour photographs and line-art are used extensively throughout the book to describe animals and their anatomy, as well as to depict construction of housing,feeding methods and special displays.

Available at all good bookstores and the Melbourne Museum Shop. Telephone: 03 8341 7620

Further information and links to purchasing options on the Melbourne Museum Website

 


Document 8141, submitted 02 March 2009

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