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General
Youth
- Baumann, A.-S. 2008. Les petites bêtes. Milan jeunesse, Toulouse. 37 p.
- Becker, H. 2011. Les insecto-fiches. Bayard Canada Livres. Collection Planète verte. 64 p.
- Leahy, C. W. 1990. Les petits guides Peterson: insectes d'Amérique du Nord. Les Éditions Broquet, Québec. 128 p.
- Mound, L. A. 2003. Le royaume des insectes. Gallimard, Paris. 71 p.
- Möller, A. 2010. Les insectes, d’ingénieux bâtisseurs. Gulf Stream. 36 p.
- Parker, S. 2006. Insectes: règne animal. Éditions Broquet. Québec. 48 p.
- Rogez, L. 2009. Copain des petites bêtes: Le guide du petit entomologistes. Milan jeunesse, Toulouse. 253 p.
- Taylor, B. 2009. 1000 infos, les insectes. Les Éditions Gründ jeunesse, Paris. 224 p.
Specialized
- Arnett, R. H. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico, Second Edition. CRC Press. 1024 p.
- Triplehorn, C. A. and N. F. Johnson. 2005. Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects, Seventh Edition. Thomson Books/Cole. 864 p.
- Chapman, R. F. 2012. The Insects: Structure and Function. 5th edition. Cambridge University Press, New York. 850 p.
- Dubuc, Y. 2007. Les insectes du Québec. Broquet Inc. 456 p.
- Grimaldi, D. and M. S. Engel. 2005. Evolution of the Insects. Cambridge University Press, New York. 755 p.
- Gullan, p. J. and p. S. Cranston. 2010. The Insects: An Outline of Entomology. Wiley-Blackwell Ltd, Oxford. 565 p.
- Marshall, S. A. 2006. Insects: Natural History and Diversity. Firefly Books Ltd.. 732 p.
- Merritt, R. W. and K. W. Cummins. 2009. An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America. 4th edition. Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co. 1158 p.
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- Borror, D. J. and R. E. White. 2004. A Field Guide to the Insects of America North of Mexico. 2nd edition. Collection: Peterson field guides. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston. 448 p.
- Borror, D. J. and R. E. White. 1999 (reprint of 1991 edition). Les insectes du Québec et de l'Amérique du Nord (au nord du Mexique). Les Éditions Broquet, Québec. 408 p.
- Boucher, S. 2006. Les Insectes de nos jardins. Éditions Broquet. Québec. 208 p.
- de Tonnancour, J. 2002. Les insectes: monstres ou splendeurs cachées. Les Éditions Hurtubise HMH, Montréal, Québec. 160 p.
- Eaton, E. R. and K. Kaufman. 2007. Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 392 p.
- Lévesque, M. 2005. Le guide complet des pesticides à faible impact et autres solutions naturelles. Éditions Isabelle Quentin. 216 p.
- Marshall, S. A. 2008. 500 insects, a Visual Reference. Firefly Books Ltd. 528 p.
- Pelletier, G. 1995. Guide sonore et visuel des insectes chanteurs du Québec et de l'est de l'Amérique du Nord. Les Éditions Broquet, Québec. 61 p.
- Rea, B., K. Oberhauser and M. A. Quinn. 2010. Milkweed, Monarchs and More: A Field Guide to the Invertebrate Community in the Milkweed Patch. Bas Relief Publishing Group, Glenshaw. 96 p.
- Teyssier, J.-C. 2008. Le monde des insectes et autres arthropodes. Éditions Michel Lafond. 191 p.
- Waldbauer, G. 2003. What Good are Bugs? Insects in the Web of Life. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 384 p.
Apiculture, bees and pollination
Youth
- Brière, M.-J. 2006. Les abeilles. Éditions Bayard Canada. Montréal. 32 p.
- Alboudy, V. 2001. Les abeilles. Casterman, Paris. 27 p.
Specialized
- CPVQ. 2011. Gestion optimal du rucher. 2nd edition. CRAAQ. 77 p.
- Dafni, A., p. G. Kevan and B. C. Husband (Eds). 2005. Practical Pollination Biology. Enviroquest, Ltd, Ontario. 590 p.
- Gould, J. L. and C. G. Gould. 1993. Les abeilles: comportement, communication et capacités sensorielles. Pour la science, Paris. 239 p.
- Grissell, E. 2010. Bees, Wasps, and Ants: The Indispensable Role of Hymenoptera in Gardens. Timber Press Inc. 335 p.
- Michener, C. D. 2007. The Bees of the World, 2nd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 992 p.
- Stubbs, C. S. and F. A. Drummond. 2001. Bees and Crop Pollination - Crisis, Crossroads, Conservation. Thomas Say Pub. 156 p.
- Winston, M. L. 1987. The Biology of the Honey Bee. Harvard University Press, Cambridge. 281 p.
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- Alphandéry, R. 1992. La Route du miel, le grand livre des abeilles et de l'apiculture. Éditions Nathan, Paris, France. 260 p.
- CPVQ. 1998. Apiculture: biologie de l’abeille. 2e édition, Agdex 616, publication VS 008, Québec, 31 p.
- Pouvreau, A. 2004. Les insectes pollinisateurs, OPIE, Office pour les insectes et leur environnement. Delachaux et Niestlé, Paris, 189 p.
Blattoptera (order)
Youth
- Bergeron, A. M., M. Quintin and Sampar. 2005. Les blattes. Les Éditions Michel Quintin, Collection savais-tu? Waterloo. 64 p.
Coleoptera (order)
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- Molly, A. 2006. Les coléoptères. Les éditions Bayard, Montréal. 32 p.
- Sally, M. 2000. Les coccinelles et les scarabées. Les Éditions Gamma. Montréal. 32 p.
- Six, A. 2007. La coccinelle. Milan jeunesse, Toulouse. 29 p.
Specialized
- Bright, D.E. and p. Bouchard. 2008. The Insects and Arachnids of Canada. Part 25. Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 327 p.
- Chagnon, G. et A. Robert. 1962. Principaux Coléoptères de la province de Québec. 2nd edition, Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal. 464 p.
- Lingafelter, S. W. 2007. Illustrated key to the Longhorned Woodboring Beetles of the Eastern United States. Coleopterists Society, Special Publication No.3. 206 p.
- Pearson, D., C. B. Knisley and C. J. Kazilek. 2005. A Field Guide To The Tiger Beetles Of The United States and Canada. Oxford University Press, 292 p.
Popular
- White, R.E. 1998. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America. Collection: Peterson Field Guides. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. 384 p.
Diptera (order)
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- Bergeron, A. M., M. Quintin and Sampar. 2005. Les mouches. Les Éditions Michel Quintin, Collection savais-tu? Waterloo. 64 p.
Specialized
- Bourassa, J.-P. and J. Boisvert. 2004. Le Virus du Nil occidental: le connaître, réagir et se protéger. Éditions Multimonde. 132 p.
Popular
- Bourassa, J-P. 2000. Le Moustique par solidarité écologique. Les Éditions du Boréal, Montréal. 239 p.
Hemiptera (order)
Youth
- Bergeron, A. M., M. Quintin and Sampar. 2012. Les punaises. Les Éditions Michel Quintin. Collection Savais-tu? Waterloo. 64 p.
Specialized
- Gareau, A. 2008. Catalogue des Cicadellides du Québec. Corporation Entomofaune du Québec. 261 p.
- Pinto, L. J., R. Cooper and S. K. Kraft. 2007. Bed Bug Handbook: The Complete Guide to Bed Bugs and their Control. Mechanicsville, Md., Pinto & Associates, Inc. 266 p.
Popular
- McGavin, G. C. 1993. Bugs of the World. Facts on File, New York. 192 p.
Diversity, conservation and ecology
Youth
- Morgantini, N. 2010. Planète vivante: comprendre et préserver la biodiversité. Les Éditions Québec Amérique. 176 p.
Specialized
- Blandin, p. 2010. Biodiversité, l'avenir du vivant. Albin Michel, Bibliothèque Sciences, Paris. 260 p.
- Grimaldi, D. A. and M. S. Engel. 2005. Evolution of the Insects. Cambridge, UK, and New York: Cambridge University Press. 772 p.
- Marshall, S. A. 2006. Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity. Firefly Books Ltd. 732 p.
- Oberhauser, K. and M. Solensky. 2004. The Monarch Butterfly: Biology & Conservation. Cornell University Press. 248 p.
- Samways, M. J. 2005. Insect Diversity Conservation. Michael J. Samways. Cambridge, UK. Cambridge University Press. 342 p.
Agricultural entomology
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- CRAAQ. 2007. Maladies, ravageurs et organismes bénéfiques du fraisier, du framboisier et du bleuetier. CRAAQ. 344 p.
Medical entomology
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- Eldridge, B. F. and J. D. Edman (Eds.). 2003. A Textbook on Public Health and Veterinary Problems Caused by Arthropods. Kluwer Press. 672 p.
Urban entomology
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- Mallis, A., S. A. Hedges and D. Moreland. 2004. The Mallis Handbook of Pest Control. 9th edition. Pest Control Technology, Cleveland, Ohio. 1400 p.
- Robinson, W. H. 2005. Urban Insects and Arachnids: A handbook of Urban Entomology. Cambridge University Press, New York. 480 p.
- Triplehorn, C. A. and N. F. Johnson. 2004. Borror and DeLong’s Introduction to the Study of Insects. 7th edition. Saunders College Publishing, Montréal. 864 p.
Entomophagy
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- Thémis, J.-L. 1997. Des insectes à croquer : guide de découverte. Les Éditions de l'Homme, Montréal, Québec. 135 p.
Specialized
- Caparros Megido, R., É Haubruge et F. Francis. 2014. Six pattes et si délicieux. Les insectes dans nos assiettes. Les presses agronomiques de Gembloux. 72 p.
- Fessard, R. 2013. Délicieux ! 60 recettes à base d'insectes. Héliopoles, Paris. 143 p.
- Martin, D. 2014. Edible : An adventure into the World of eating insects and the last great hope to save the planet. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston. 250 p.
- van Huis, A., H. van Gurp et M. Dicke. 2014. The insect cookbook: food for a sustainable planet. Columbia University Press, New York. 216 p.
Exotic insects
Specialized
- Kimoto, T. and M. Duthie-Holt. 2006. Exotic Forest Insect Guidebook. Canadian Food Inspection Agency. 120 p.
- Kimoto, T., M. Duthie-Holt and L. Dumouchel. 2006. Guide des insectes forestiers exotiques. Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments. 120 p.
Arachnidae (order)
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- Bergeron, A. M., M. Quintin and Sampar. 2001. Les araignées. Les Éditions Michel Quintin, Collection savais-tu? Waterloo. 64 p.
- Bergeron, A. M., M. Quintin and Sampar. 2008. Les acariens. Les Éditions Michel Quintin, Collection savais-tu? Waterloo. 64 p.
- Bergeron, A. M., M. Quintin and Sampar. 2010. Les scorpions. Les Éditions Michel Quintin, Collection savais-tu? Waterloo. 64 p.
- Lowenstein, F. and S. Lechner. 2000. L'univers des bestioles. Insectes, araignées, scolopendres, mille-pattes et autres arthropodes apparentés. Könemann, Cologne. 111 p.
Specialized
- Dondale, C. D., J. H. Redner, p. Paquin and H. W. Levi. 2003. The Orb-Weaving spiders of Canada and Alaska - Araneae: Uloboridae, Tetragnathidae, Araneidae, Theridiosomatidae. The insects and Arachnids of Canada. Part 23. Agriculture Canada, Ottawa. 371 p.
- Paquin, p. and N. Dupéré. 2003. Guide d'identification des Araignées (Araneae) du Québec. Association des entomologistes amateurs du Québec. 251 p.
- Paquin, p., N. Dupéré and R. Hutchinson. 2001. Liste révisée des Araignées (Araneae) du Québec, pages 5-87 in Paquin p. and D. J. Buckle (eds), Contributions à la connaissance des Araignées (Arachnida, Araneae) d'Amérique du Nord, Fabreries, Supplément 10.
- Ubick, D., p. Paquin, p.E. Cushing and V. Roth, editors. 2005. Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual. 377 p.
Popular
- Preston-Mafham, R. A. and K. G. Preston-Mafham. 1993. Spiders of the World. Blandford Press Ltd, New York. 191 p.
Hymeoptera (order)
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- Bergeron, A. M., M. Quintin and Sampar. 2005. Les guêpes. Les Éditions Michel Quintin, Collection savais-tu? Waterloo. 64 p.
- Hodge, D. 2004. Les Fourmis. Éditions Scholastic. Markham, Ontario. 32 p.
Specialized
- Goulet, H. and J. T. Huber. 1993. Hymenoptera of the World: An Identification Guide to Families. Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research. Agriculture Canada, Ottawa. 668 p.
- Hansen L. D. and J. H. Klotz. 2005. Carpenter Ants of the United States and Canada. Cornell University Press. 204 p.
- Passera, L. and S. Aron. 2005. Les fourmis: comportement, organisation sociale et évolution. Édition reliée. 480 p.
Isoptera (order)
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- Bergeron, A.M. 2003. Les termites. Les Éditions Michel Quintin, Collection savais-tu? Waterloo. 64 p.
Lepidopterea (order)
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- Algarra, A. 2010. Je découvre les papillons. Héritage jeunesse, Saint-Lambert. 35 p.
- De la Bédoyère, C. 2010. Le papillon et la chenille. Scholastic, Toronto. 24 p.
Specialized
- Handfield, L. 2011. Guide d'identification. Les papillons du Québec. Les Éditions Broquet, Québec. 672 p.
- Tuttle, J. p. 2007. The Hawk Moths of North America: A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada. The Wedge Entomological Research Poundation. 300 p.
Popular
- Allen, T. J., J. p. Brock and J. Glassberg. 2004. Caterpillars in the Field and Garden: A Field Guide to the Butterfly Caterpillars of North America. Oxford University Press. 232 p.
- Beadle, D. and Leckie, S. 2012. Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 624 p.
- Brock, J. p. and K. Kaufman. 2006. Butterflies of North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 392 p.
- Covell, C. V., Jr. 2005. A Field Guide to the Moths of Eastern North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History. 518 p.
- Glassberg, J. 1999. Butterflies Through Binoculars the East. A field guide to the butterflies of Eastern North America. Oxford University Press. 242 p.
- Layberry, R. A., p. W. Hall and J. D. Lafontaine. 1998. The Butterflies of Canada. University of Toronto Press, Toronto. 280 p.
- Leboeuf, M. and S. Le Tirant. 2012. Papillons et chenilles du Québec et des maritimes. Éditions Michel Quintin. 391 p.
- Rea, B., K. Oberhauser and M. A. Quinn. 2010. Milkweed, Monarchs and More: A Field Guide to the Invertebrate Community in the Milkweed Patch. Bas Relief Publishing Group, Glenshaw 96 p.
- Vane-Wright, D. 2003. Butterflies. Natural History Museum, London. 112 p.
- Wagner, D. L. 2005. Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton Field Guides. 512 p.
Mantoptera (order)
Youth
- Bergeron, A. M., M. Quintin and Sampar. 2011. Les mantes religieuses. Les Éditions Michel Quintin. Collection Savais-tu? Waterloo. 64 p
Myriapodae (order)
Specialized
- Bergeron, A. M., M. Quintin and Sampar. 2008. Les mille-pattes. Les Éditions Michel Quintin, Collection savais-tu? Waterloo. 64 p.
- Kevan, D.K. McE. and G .G. E. Scudder. 1989. Illustrated Keys to the Families of Terrestrial Arthropods of Canada. 1. Myriapods. Commission biologique du Canada, Ottawa. 88 p.
Odonata (order)
Specialized
- Mead, H. 2003. Dragonflies of the North Woods. Kollath Stensass Publishing. Duluth. Mn. 203 p.
- Needham, J. G., M. J. Westfall and M. L. May. 2000. Dragonflies of North America. Scientific Publishers, Florida. 939 p.
- Pilon, J.-G. and D. Lagacé. 1998. Les Odonates du Québec. Entomofaune du Québec (EQ) Inc. 367 p.
Popular
- Corbet, p. S. 1999. Dragonflies: Behavior and Ecology of Odonata. Cornell University Press. New York, 829 p.
- Dunkle, S. W. 2000. Dragonflies Through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 266 p.
- Lam, E. 2004. Damselflies of the Northeast. Biodiversity Books, New York. 96 p.
- Nikula, B., J. Sones, D. Stokes and L. Stokes. 2002. Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies and Damselflies. Little Brown and Co. Boston, 159 p.
- Silsby, J., 2001. Dragonflies of the World. Natural History Museum. London. 224 p.
Orthoptera (order)
Popular
- Preston-Mafham, K. 1991. Grasshoppers and Mantids of the World. Facts on File, New York. 192 p.
Siphonaptera (order)
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- Bergeron, A. M., M. Quintin and Sampar. 2008. Les puces. Les Éditions Michel Quintin, Collection savais-tu? Waterloo. 64 p.
Trichoptera (order)
Specialized
- Wiggins, G. B. 2005. Caddisflies: The Underwater Architects. University of Toronto Press. 293 p.