Latamplagas recommends: books and resources for professional pest control
Selection of resources, bibliography and training proposals to accompany the professional updating of the sector.
Technician's Handbook, for the identification and control of insect pests
Classic book of Anglo-Saxon literature on pest control, small in size, 18 by 11 centimeters, and easy to handle. In its 210 pages you can find files on the most common species considered pests. Contains 93 cards about arthropods. Each one includes a text and an ink drawing that occupies one page, with the scientific name, a description that helps in identification and notions about the biology of the animal, and a section explaining how to treat the pest for its control.
Chris Christensen, an entomologist, spent much of his career within the pest control sector. The book was written for the American magazine Pest Control Technology and became a bestseller within the sector.
Author: Chris Christensen.
Editorial: Franzak and Foster Company.
Language: English.
Edition: 2nd edition, 1989.
Country: USA.
Pest control in buildings. A guide to the meaning of terms
Useful encyclopedic dictionary of pest control terminology. In the second edition, 193 additional pest control terms have been included and several of the original entries have been revised. The additions recognize the advances of that time in the development and use of new anticoagulant rodenticides. Additional technical vocabulary related to food hygiene has also been incorporated. Contains many color plates and black and white photographs.
Author: P.B. Cornwell.
Publisher: Rentokil.
Language: English.
Edition: 2nd edition, 1979.
Country: England.
The social life of ants
Written by the German zoologist Wilhelm Goetsch, 1887-1960. A very educational book, easy to read. It is a classic of myrmecology. One of the aspects to which the author dedicates many of his reflections throughout the book is to demystify the logical and consistent social organization of ants. Ants may be the most successful insects and thanks to their social behavior they can be found anywhere on the planet.
Author: Wilhelm Goetsch.
Publisher: Labor, Barcelona.
Language: Castilian.
Edition: 3rd edition, 1987.
Country: Germany.
Recommended websites
AntWeb
AntWeb is the world's largest online database of ant images, specimen records, and natural evolution information. It is community-driven and open to anyone contributing records of specimens, comments on natural evolution, or images. Our mission is to publish high-quality images of all ant species in the world for the scientific community. AntWeb provides tools for submitting images, specimen records, annotating species pages, and managing regional species lists.
National Insect Week
National Insect Week encourages people of all ages to learn more about insects. Every two years, the week is organized by the Royal Entomological Society, supported by a large number of partner organizations with interests in insect science, natural evolution and conservation.