Entomology

• CAB Abstracts is an agricultural database which includes entomology.
• Biological Abstracts is the premier database for all of biology. Especially strong in microbiology.
• AGRICOLA Articles a core agriculture database that includes insects.
• Dissertations & Theses includes dissertations from most U.S. institutions.
• Web of Science search for new articles which cite an older article by using the "cited ref" search mode.
• PubMed is a medical database good for forensic science.

Don't forget: Try These First if you want general popular interest magazines and newspapers or pro and con debate information.

Use The CAT for finding books owned by Penn State.

CAT Search Tips: The CAT is the list of what is owned by Penn State Libraries. Go to the Browse function if you are looking for a specific title or author (type last name first). Go to the Keyword function and combine terms to search on a topic then use the subject headings from relevant books for additional search terms. Write down the call number and location for any book you want. For more detailed searching information go to the Quick Guide to the CAT.

Suggested CAT Search Terms: Try searching for specific insects (i.e. beetles or bees), or concepts (i.e. bee culture or insect hormones).

Call Numbers: At University Park, call numbers starting with Q, R, and S are located on the 4th floor of Paterno Library. General call numbers and subject areas are:

• QH541.15.C44 – Chemical Ecology
• QL461-QL599 – Insects
• RA369.5 – Insects as Carriers of Disease
• RA1063.45 – Forensic Entomology
• SB818-SB945 – Insect Pests
• SB931 – Insects as Carriers of Plant Disease
• SF518 – Insect Rearing

Books Elsewhere: WorldCat

Libraries Borrowing Policies: Once you have the books, check them out at the nearest lending desk or self check-out station. Loan periods are usually four weeks but books can be recalled for another user, so respond promptly to library notices. For more information see the University Libraries Lending Code.

When using information from another source you must give credit to the original author or you are plagiarizing. You give credit by citing the source. Make sure your citation contains everything you would need to backtrack and find the information again. It is best to pick one citation style and be consistent. Check this Quick Guide to Citation Styles for details and format.

Plagiarism, whether you copy a paragraph from a book or cut and paste someone else's words from an e-mail message, is a violation of Penn State's academic integrity policy. See this Statement on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty.

You can look for Insect Information on the Internet by using one of the 'guides' listed below, or by using an Internet Search Engine life Google Scholar. Usually the search engines are most appropriate when you have a narrow, specific information need. For example if you were looking for information on a specific insect.

• Access Science is the online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.
• Agropedia is a compilation of agriculture encyclopedias, including the Encyclopedia of Crop and Plant Science, Encyclopedia of Soil Science and the Encyclopedia of Pest Management.
• Butterflies of North America.
• Pennsylvania State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Entomology.
• North Carolina State AgNIC: Systematic Entomology.
• Iowa State Entomology Index of Internet Resources.

• Entomological Society of America
• Royal Entomological Society
• Linnean Society of London
• National Pest Management Association International