Richard Jones (entomologist)
Richard 'Bugman' Jones FRES is a British entomologist. He is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and has written many books about insects.[1]
Career edit
Jones's childhood interest in insects was inspired by his father, who was a botanist. He grew up in the South Downs and the Sussex Weald[2] and was educated at Newhaven Tideway Comprehensive School (now Seahaven Academy) in the early 1970s.[3] At university he studied biology and he then worked as an engineer's assistant on the Lewes Cuilfail Tunnel,[4] and in medical publishing, before moving back into entomology,[5] doing ecological surveys for local councils and English Nature (now Natural England).[6]
He regularly writes for New Scientist,[7] Gardeners' World[8] and BBC Wildlife,[9] as well as appearing on programmes such as Springwatch Unsprung,[10] BBC Radio 4's Home Planet[11] and Natural Histories with Brett Westwood, including the episodes "Louse"[12] and "Dung Beetle".[13]
Books edit
- New British Beetles: Species Not Found in Joy's Practical Handbook with Peter Hodge, published by the British Entomological & Natural History Society in 1995.[14]
- Nano Nature: Nature's Spectacular Hidden World, published by HarperCollins in 2008.[15]
- Extreme Insects, published by Collins in 2010.[16]
- The Beekeepers Bible, with Sharon Sweeny-Lynch, published by Abrams Books in 2011.[17]
- Mosquito, published by Reaktion Books, in 2012.[18]
- The Little Book of Nits, with Justine Crow, published by Bloomsbury in 2012.[19]
- House Guests, House Pests: A Natural History of Animals in the Home, published by Bloomsbury in 2015.[20]
- Call of Nature, the Secret Life of Dung, published by Pelagic Publishing in 2017.[21]
- Beetles, part of the New Naturalists Series, published by William Collins in 2018.[22]
- Wasp, published by Reaktion books in 2019.[23]
Honours and awards edit
Jones is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and of the Linnean Society. He is a past president of the British Entomological and Natural History Society.[24]
Call of Nature was shortlisted for The Bookseller's Diagram Prize for the oddest book title of the year in 2018.[25]
References edit
- ^ "About". Bugman Jones. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Exclusive Feature: Beetles by Richard Jones". newnaturalists.com. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ Sites (www.communitysites.co.uk), Community. "1971 - 1972 | CLASS PHOTO | TIDEWAY SCHOOL | EDUCATION | Our Newhaven". www.ournewhaven.org.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Memories of a chainman". Bugman Jones. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Extreme insects: Bitten by the bug?". The Independent. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ Jones, Richard (2002). "TECTICOLOUS INVERTEBRATES A preliminary investigation of the invertebrate fauna on green roofs in urban London" (PDF). Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Beetlemania: How a supergroup scuttled to world domination | New Scientist". www.newscientist.com. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Richard Jones - BBC Gardeners' World Magazine". BBC Gardeners' World Magazine. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Articles by Richard Jones". Discover Wildlife. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "BBC Two - Springwatch Unsprung, 2017, Episode 3". BBC. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "BBC - Radio 4 - Home Planet - 4 September 2007". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Natural Histories, Louse". BBC. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Natural Histories, Dung Beetle". BBC. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Books | UK Beetle Recording". www.coleoptera.org.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Nano Nature". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Extreme Insects by Richard Jones - Hardcover | HarperCollins". HarperCollins UK. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ Beekeeper's Bible Bees, Honey, Recipes & Other Home Uses.
- ^ "Mosquito by Richard Jones from Reaktion Books". www.reaktionbooks.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ Bloomsbury.com. "The Little Book of Nits". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ Bloomsbury.com. "House Guests, House Pests". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Call of Nature". Pelagic Publishing. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Beetles (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 136) by Richard Jones - | HarperCollins". HarperCollins UK. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Wasp by Richard Jones from Reaktion Books". www.reaktionbooks.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Richard Jones". ABC Radio National. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "The Diagram Prize 2018 shortlist revealed | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
External links edit
- Richard Jones' website profile
- Richard Jones biography on the New Naturalists website