Richard Jones (entomologist) explained

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

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

• 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

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]

External links

• Richard Jones' website profile
• Richard Jones biography on the New Naturalists website

Notes and References

1. Web site: About. 2012-01-03. Bugman Jones. en. 2020-01-16.
2. Web site: Exclusive Feature: Beetles by Richard Jones. newnaturalists.com. 2020-01-16.
3. Web site: 1971 - 1972 CLASS PHOTO TIDEWAY SCHOOL EDUCATION Our Newhaven. Sites (www.communitysites.co.uk). Community. www.ournewhaven.org.uk. 2020-02-05.
4. Web site: Memories of a chainman. 2012-11-22. Bugman Jones. en. 2020-02-05.
5. Web site: Extreme insects: Bitten by the bug?. 2010-09-07. The Independent. en. 2020-01-16.
6. Web site: TECTICOLOUS INVERTEBRATES A preliminary investigation of the invertebrate fauna on green roofs in urban London. Jones. Richard. 2002. 5 Feb 2020.
7. Web site: Beetlemania: How a supergroup scuttled to world domination New Scientist. www.newscientist.com. 2020-02-05.
8. Web site: Richard Jones - BBC Gardeners' World Magazine. BBC Gardeners' World Magazine. en. 2020-01-16.
9. Web site: Articles by Richard Jones. Discover Wildlife. en. 2020-01-16.
10. Web site: BBC Two - Springwatch Unsprung, 2017, Episode 3. BBC. en-GB. 2020-01-16.
11. Web site: BBC - Radio 4 - Home Planet - 4 September 2007. www.bbc.co.uk. 2020-01-16.
12. Web site: BBC Radio 4 - Natural Histories, Louse. BBC. en-GB. 2020-01-16.
13. Web site: BBC Radio 4 - Natural Histories, Dung Beetle. BBC. en-GB. 2020-01-16.
14. Web site: Books UK Beetle Recording. www.coleoptera.org.uk. 2020-02-05.
15. Web site: Nano Nature. www.goodreads.com. 2020-02-05.
16. Web site: Extreme Insects by Richard Jones - Hardcover HarperCollins. HarperCollins UK. en-US. 2020-01-16.
17. Book: Beekeeper's Bible Bees, Honey, Recipes & Other Home Uses.
18. Web site: Mosquito by Richard Jones from Reaktion Books. www.reaktionbooks.co.uk. 2020-01-16.
19. Web site: The Little Book of Nits. Bloomsbury.com. Bloomsbury Publishing. en. 2020-01-16.
20. Web site: House Guests, House Pests. Bloomsbury.com. Bloomsbury Publishing. en. 2020-01-16.
21. Web site: Call of Nature. Pelagic Publishing. 2020-01-16.
22. Web site: Beetles (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 136) by Richard Jones - HarperCollins. HarperCollins UK. en-US. 2020-01-16.
23. Web site: Wasp by Richard Jones from Reaktion Books. www.reaktionbooks.co.uk. 2020-01-16.
24. Web site: Richard Jones. 2012-11-07. ABC Radio National. en-AU. 2020-01-16.
25. Web site: The Diagram Prize 2018 shortlist revealed The Bookseller. www.thebookseller.com. 2020-02-05.