May 10 2024
Gerry Wegner is the now-retired entomologist and technical director of Varment Guard Environmental Services, Columbus, Ohio.
He and the late-Stoy Hedges have written the newly published PCT Field Guide to Stinging & Biting Arthropods . This digest-side book includes 380 pages of biology and control insights, and 135 full-color photographs.
In this video, Wegner discusses some of the book's highlights and shares why this field guide is an important new resources for service professionals.
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Stinging and Biting Arthropod Book Recommendations Gerry Wegner said he is pleased to have the PCT Field Guide to Stinging and Biting Arthropods take its place among some of the more widely recognized publications on stinging and biting insects, which include: • The Bees of Your Backyard: A Guide to North America’s Bees – Wilson and Messinger Carril – 2026 – Princeton University Press. • Bumble Bees of North America: An Identification Guide – Williams, Thorp, Richardson and Colla – 2014 – Princton Univ. Press. • The Social Wasps of North America – K. A. Kratzer – 2022 – Owlfly Publications. • Wasps: The Astonishing Diversity of a Misunderstood Insect – E.R. Eaton – 2021 – Princeton Univ. Press. • Wasps of the World: A Guide to Every Family – S. van Noort and G. Broad – 2024 – Princeton Univ. Press. • Wasps: A Guide for Eastern North America - Their Biology, Diversity, and Role as Beneficial Insects – H. Holm – 2022 – Pollination Press LLC. • Velvet Ants of North America – Williams, Pan and Wilson – 2023 – Princeton Univ. Press. • Hymenoptera – The Natural History & Diversity of Wasps, Bees, and Ants – S.A. Marshall – 2023 – Firefly Books. • The Sting of the Wild – J.O. Schmidt – 2016 – Johns Hopkins University Press. • Guide to Venomous and Medically Important Invertebrates – Bowle, Swaby, and Harlan – 2018 – CSIRO Publishing. • Bed Bug Handbook: The Complete Guide to Bed Bugs and Their Control, 1st .Ed. – Pinto, Cooper, and Kraft – 2007 – Pinto & Associates, Inc. • Advances in the Biology and Management of Modern Bed Bugs – Doggett, Miller, and Lee – 2018 – Wiley Blackwell Publishers • The Bed Bug Combat Manual – P. Bello – 2011 – AuthorHouse. Wegner said that with the exception of the Bowle, Swaby, and Harlan guides, these references present a great deal of information on many species in select taxonomic categories. “The goal that Stoy and I envisioned was providing useful information about our industry’s most-encountered arthropods in diverse taxonomic categories. The other references are great to have on hand, but I suspect the book that pest management professionals will find most handy on a day to day basis will be the PCT Field Guide to Stinging and Biting Arthropods ."