Beginners Guide to Pollinators and Other Flower Visitors

Excellent book to help distinguish between different insect pollinators, some of which look very similar such as the flies and the bees, the butterflies and moths to name a few. Very good pictures, although lacking are pictures of the caterpillars and eggs. Also would be helpful to have more pictures of the flowers that attract particular insects, such as the Aster family, and the goldenrod family.

A wonderful basic reference. I learned that more species pollinate than I thought: primarily accidentally by lying in wait for prey, like ambush bugs. They may be very minor pollinators but they do help.

I wish the author had covered Canadian Tiger Swallowtails and the confusion differentiating them from Easterns. That's a big problem for us here, but, I am sure, not for her. She also doesn't spend much time with the abundant syrphids. But this is a beginner's book.

I love the references at the end and obtained the author's PDF book on bee basics. There are clickable links to al species and groups mentioned in the book.

If you are a. bugophile you must get this book. Just don't get it from iTunes or you can only read it in iBooks. If you do, contact me about converting it for Kindle.