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Richard Jones (entomologist)
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'''Richard 'Bugman' Jones''' is an [[Entomology|entomologist]] in the UK, he is a Fellow of the [[Royal Entomological Society]] and has written many books about [[Insect|insects]]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>.
== Career ==
Jones had a childhood interest in insects inspired by his father who was a [[Botany|botanist]]; at university he studied [[biology]] and then worked in [[medical publishing]] until moving back into entomology<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>.
He regularly contributes pieces to [[Gardeners' World]]<ref></ref> and [[BBC Wildlife]]<ref></ref> aswell as appearing on programmes such [[Springwatch|Springwatch Unsprung]]<ref></ref> [[BBC Radio 4]]'s Home Planet<ref></ref> and Natural Histories with [[Brett Westwood]], including the episodes ''Louse''<ref></ref> and ''Dung Beetle''<ref></ref>.
== Books ==
* ''Extreme Insects'', published by [[HarperCollins|Collins]] in 2010<ref> HarperCollins|website=HarperCollins UK|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref>.
* ''The Beekeepers Bible'', with Sharon Sweeny-Lynch, published by [[Abrams Books]] in 2011<ref></ref>.
* ''Mosquito'', published by [[Reaktion Books]], in 2012<ref></ref>.
* ''The Little Book of Nits'', with Justine Crow, published by [[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]] in 2012<ref></ref>.
* ''House Guests, House Pests: A Natural History of Animals in the Home,'' published by Bloomsbury in 2015<ref></ref>.
* ''Call of Nature, the Secret Life of Dung'', published by Pelagic Publishing in 2017<ref></ref>.
* ''Beetles'', part of the [[New Naturalist|New Naturalists Series]], published by [[HarperCollins|William Collins]] in 2018<ref> HarperCollins|website=HarperCollins UK|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref>.
* ''Wasp'', published by Reaktion books in 2019<ref></ref>.
== Honours and awards ==
Jones is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and of the [[Linnean Society of London|Linnean Society]], he is a past president of the [[British Entomological and Natural History Society]]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>.
== References ==
== External links ==
* [https://ift.tt/3adEKQF Richard Jones' website profile]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:British entomologists]]
[[Category:21st-century British scientists]]
[[Category:Fellows of the Royal Entomological Society]]
== Career ==
Jones had a childhood interest in insects inspired by his father who was a [[Botany|botanist]]; at university he studied [[biology]] and then worked in [[medical publishing]] until moving back into entomology<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>.
He regularly contributes pieces to [[Gardeners' World]]<ref></ref> and [[BBC Wildlife]]<ref></ref> aswell as appearing on programmes such [[Springwatch|Springwatch Unsprung]]<ref></ref> [[BBC Radio 4]]'s Home Planet<ref></ref> and Natural Histories with [[Brett Westwood]], including the episodes ''Louse''<ref></ref> and ''Dung Beetle''<ref></ref>.
== Books ==
* ''Extreme Insects'', published by [[HarperCollins|Collins]] in 2010<ref> HarperCollins|website=HarperCollins UK|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref>.
* ''The Beekeepers Bible'', with Sharon Sweeny-Lynch, published by [[Abrams Books]] in 2011<ref></ref>.
* ''Mosquito'', published by [[Reaktion Books]], in 2012<ref></ref>.
* ''The Little Book of Nits'', with Justine Crow, published by [[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]] in 2012<ref></ref>.
* ''House Guests, House Pests: A Natural History of Animals in the Home,'' published by Bloomsbury in 2015<ref></ref>.
* ''Call of Nature, the Secret Life of Dung'', published by Pelagic Publishing in 2017<ref></ref>.
* ''Beetles'', part of the [[New Naturalist|New Naturalists Series]], published by [[HarperCollins|William Collins]] in 2018<ref> HarperCollins|website=HarperCollins UK|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref>.
* ''Wasp'', published by Reaktion books in 2019<ref></ref>.
== Honours and awards ==
Jones is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and of the [[Linnean Society of London|Linnean Society]], he is a past president of the [[British Entomological and Natural History Society]]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>.
== References ==
== External links ==
* [https://ift.tt/3adEKQF Richard Jones' website profile]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:British entomologists]]
[[Category:21st-century British scientists]]
[[Category:Fellows of the Royal Entomological Society]]
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