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Entomology: Reference Sources

Dictionaries, handbooks, and encyclopedias provide basic definitions, synonyms, factual information or an overview of the field, often with bibliographic citations to sources offering more detailed information.

Guides to the Literature

• Information Sources in Agriculture and Food Science. Lilley, G. P. 1981.
  D. H. Hill Ref S494.5.I47 I53 1981 Natural Resources S494.5.I47 I53 1981
  

Encyclopedias

• Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science. Arntzen, Charles J., and Ellen M. Ritter. 1994. 4 v.
  D. H. Hill Ref S411 .E713 1994 Vet Med Ref S411 .E713 1994

Dictionaries

• The Agriculture Dictionary. Herren, Ray V., and Roy L. Donahue. 1991.
  D. H. Hill Ref Desk S411 .H47 1991

  Illustrated. Good for laymen or professionals.

• Dictionary of Agriculture: From Abaca to Zoonosis. Lipton, Kathryn L. 1995.
  D. H. Hill Ref S411 .L55 1995
  

  Has good appendices.

• A Dictionary of Entomology. Gordh, Gordon. 2000.
  D. H. Hill Ref QL462.3 .G67 2001
• A Dictionary of Entomology. Leftwich, A. W. 1976.
  D. H. Hill Ref QL462.3 .L43 1976
• The Torre-Bueno Glossary of Entomology. 1989. (Rev. ed. of: A Glossary of Entomology. 1937.)
  D. H. Hill Ref QL462.3 .T67 1989

Handbooks

• Farm Chemicals Handbook (serial). 2000.
  D. H. Hill Ref Desk S631 .F37 v.86 2000
  
• Handbook of Agriculture. Yuste, Mari~Paz, and Juan Gostincar. 1999.
  D. H. Hill Ref S493 .Y87 1999
• North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual (serial). 1998. Published by North Carolina State University, Division of Continuing Education.
  D. H. Hill Ref Desk SB951 .N69 Vet Med Ref SB951 .N69 1998

  Covers the selection, application, and safe use of agricultural chemicals. Most data is arranged in tables. Also includes a section on the preparation of specimens for identification.

  Note: The 2005 North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual has been placed on the Web by the Center for Integrated Pest Management, NCSU. It is available at http://ipm.ncsu.edu/agchem/agchem.html
  

• The Pesticide Manual: A World Compendium. 12th ed. Tomlin, C.D.S. 2000.
  D. H. Hill Ref Desk SB951 .P434 2000

  Impartial reference work "on the active ingredients in products for the control of crop pests and diseases, weeds, animal ectoparasites, and pests in public health." Coverage includes beneficial microbial and invertebrate agents. Entries include chemical structure, physico-chemical properties, applications/uses, environmental and toxicological data. Also has a Latin-English glossary of target species. For professionals.

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• Eleanor Smith, Reference Librarian for Life Sciences
• 513-3969
• eleanor_smith@ncsu.edu
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