Dave Goulson

Tales of a child's fascination with nature are interspersed with the author's lifelong research into the habits, history, and importance of bumblebees.

My Adventures with Bumblebees

A Sting in the Tale

Averting the Insect Apocalypse

Silent Earth

This book is about the wildlife that lives right under our noses, in our gardens and parks, between the gaps in the pavement, and in the soil beneath our feet. Argues that gardens could become places where we can reconnect with nature and rediscover where food comes from. With just a few small changes, our gardens could become a vast network of tiny nature reserves, where humans and wildlife can thrive together in harmony rather than conflict

Or Gardening to Save the Planet

The Garden Jungle

From the author of the Samuel Johnson Prize-shortlisted Sunday Times bestseller A Sting in the Tale In 2003 Dave Goulson bought a derelict farm in the heart of rural France, together with 33 acres of surrounding meadow. Over the course of a decade, he created a place for his beloved bumblebees to thrive along with myriad insects of every kind. In this book you will learn how a deathwatch beetle finds its mate, about the importance of houseflies, why butterflies have spots on their wings, about dragonfly sex, bed-bugs and wasps. But it is also a wake-up call, urging us to cherish and protect life on earth in all its forms. A Buzz in the Meadow is a captivating look at our natural world and a call to arms for nature-lovers everywhere. 'Glorious' The Times 'Captivating' Independent

A Buzz in the Meadow

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Sting In The Tale comes this practical guide to creating a paradise for pollinators. There are twenty six different species of bumblebees to be found in the UK, of around 250 species worldwide. Bumblebees are among the most important of our insects; these superb pollinators ensure that wildflowers set seed and reappear each year, and that our vegetable and fruit crops give us bountiful harvests. With the decline in the populations of our wild bees, these beloved creatures need looking after more than ever. Gardening for Bumblebees shows you how you can provide a refuge for bumblebees to feed, breed and thrive. No matter how large or small your space is, Dave Goulson shows you how you can make a pollinator-friendly haven. In this book you will learn the best trees, shrubs and flowers for pollinators, how to create the perfect nest and breeding site, and the best ways to control pests. Gardening For Bumblebees will encourage and inspire gardeners and allotmenters alike to make their patch more bee friendly. Praise for Dave Goulson 'Dave Goulson... has perfected the art of turning the entomologist's technical expertise into easy-reading everyman's prose' Mark Cocker, Spectator 'Goulson reminds himself that he 'began studying bumblebees not because they are important pollinators but because they are fascinating, because they behave in interesting and mysterious ways, and because they are rather loveable' Hannah Rosefield, Literary Review

A Practical Guide to Creating a Paradise for Pollinators

Gardening for Bumblebees

Denne boken er en grenseløs kjærlighetserklæring til en liten, men betydningsfull skapning. Verden trenger insekter til bestøvning. Det blir sagt at uten humler og bier har menneskeheten bare fire år igjen å leve. Den korthårete hummelen er utryddet i England, men finnes fortsatt på New Zealand, fraktet over havet med engelske skip på attenhundretallet. Boken handler om biologen Dave Goulsons forsøk på å gjeninnføre denne humletypen til England. Den formidler ny forskning om humler, og viser hvor interessant den er, og hvilke farer som er forbundet med at stadig flere arter forsvinner. Her får man vite alt som er å vite om humler, og litt til. Konklusjonen er klar: La oss alle dyrke frem en hageflekk for å redde verden. Omtalen er utarbeidet av BS.

Mitt liv med humler

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Compelling, penetrating, devastating - Silent Earth is a wake-up call for the world.' -- Isabella Tree ------ We have to learn to live as part of nature, not apart from it. And the first step is to start looking after the insects, the little creatures that make our shared world go round. Insects are essential for life as we know it. As they become more scarce, our world will slowly grind to a halt; we simply cannot function without them. Drawing on the latest ground-breaking research and a lifetime's study, Dave Goulson reveals the shocking decline of insect populations that has taken place in recent decades, with potentially catastrophic consequences. He passionately argues that we must all learn to love, respect and care for our six-legged friends. Eye-opening, inspiring and riveting, Silent Earth is part love letter to the insect world, part elegy, part rousing manifesto for a greener planet. It is a call to arms for profound change at every level - in government policy, agriculture, industry and in our own homes and gardens. Although time is running out, it is not yet too late for insect populations to recover. We may feel helpless in the face of many of the environmental issues that loom on our horizon, but Goulson shows us how we can all take simple steps to encourage insects and counter their destruction.

Das geheime Leben der Insekten

Das Summen in der Wiese

Ein Reisebericht

Die seltensten Bienen der Welt.

Die Kunst, im eigenen Garten die Welt zu retten

Wildlife Gardening

Bumblebees have always been favoured subjects for scientific study, and research has accelerated in recent years. Many new discoveries have been made with regard to their ecology and social behaviour. Over the last twenty years the world has seen the commercialisation of bumblebee breedingfor pollination, and the invasion of new parts of the globe by bumblebee species, with potentially far-reaching consequences. Despite this, there is still a great deal that we do not know about bumblebees. Their nests are so hard to locate that those of some species have never been found andaspects of behaviour, such as mating, have not been seen in many species.Bumblebees are undergoing a widespread decline, an issue that has yet to reach the public to the same extent as the plight of rare butterflies or birds. This is a cause for concern as the bumblebee is of far greater ecological and economic importance than these groups because the pollination ofcrops and the survival of many wildflowers depend upon them. Goulson has successfully drawn attention to the importance of conserving dwindling bumblebee populations, as well as bringing together the current state of knowledge of the behaviour and ecology of these fascinating and charismaticinsects, and identifying some of the many gaps that remain in the hope of stimulating further research

Their Behaviour and Ecology

Bumblebees

Dave Goulson se obsesionó con la vida silvestre cuando era pequeño y crecía en la zona rural de Shropshire, comenzando con una colección de mascotas cada vez más exóticas. Cuando su interés se dirigió hacia lo anatómico incluso hubo algunos experimentos malogrados con la taxidermia. Pero la verdadera pasión de Goulson son las abejas, en particular el humilde abejorro. El abejorro inglés de pelo corto, que antaño era común en las marismas de Kent, se extinguió en el Reino Unido pero, por un giro del destino, sigue existiendo en las zonas silvestres de Nueva Zelanda, descendiente de unas pocas parejas enviadas en el siglo XIX. La apasionada búsqueda de Dave Goulson para reintroducirlo en su tierra natal es uno de los aspectos más destacados de un libro que incluye investigaciones originales sobre los hábitos de estas misteriosas criaturas, la relación de la historia con el abejorro y consejos sobre cómo protegerlo para las generaciones futuras. Goulson, uno de los conservacionistas más respetados del Reino Unido y fundador del Bumblebee Conservation Trust, combina relatos desenfadados sobre la creciente pasión de un niño por la naturaleza con una visión profunda de la importancia crucial del abejorro. Detalla las minucias de la vida en el nido, compartiendo fascinantes investigaciones sobre los efectos que la agricultura intensiva ha tenido en nuestra población de abejas y los peligros potenciales si seguimos por este camino.

Mis aventuras con los abejorros

Una historia con aguijón

Der britische Biologe Dave Goulson unternimmt eine Expedition auf den Planeten der Insekten – genauer auf die Blumenwiesen rund um sein marodes französisches Landhaus. Die Helden seiner Feldforschungsabenteuer sind nicht nur Bienen und Hummeln, sondern alles, was kreucht und fleucht: Grillen, Grashüpfer, Glühwürmchen – und Libellen, denen beim Liebemachen zuzusehen eine Freude ist. Goulson taucht dabei so tief ins Reich der Tiere ein wie kaum jemand zuvor. Ein Buch, das die entscheidende Bedeutung von Insekten für unsere Umwelt und das ganze globale Ökosystem beleuchtet. Und ein Weckruf, die Nutzung von Insektiziden zurückzufahren, um das Sterben der Bienen und anderer Bestäuber zu stoppen.

Wenn der Nagekäfer zweimal klopft

Die Hummel ist nicht nur ein pelziges Geschöpf, an dessen Anblick wir uns erfreuen, sie ist auch ein Wunder der Natur, das die Gesetze der Schwerkraft überlistet, und ein Nutztier, das jährlich Abermillionen Tomaten und Johannisbeeren bestäubt. Doch die Hummel ist vom Aussterben bedroht. Ihr Verschwinden hätte gravierende Folgen für unsere Gesellschaft. Dave Goulson, Englands führender Hummelforscher, öffnet uns die Augen für ungeahnte Zusammenhänge zwischen Hummeln und Menschen. Sein Buch ist eine Liebeserklärung an die wahre Königin der Lüfte, eine hinreißend humorvolle Schilderung eines großen Abenteuers, der Rettung der Erdbauhummel – und ein furioses Plädoyer für die Bewahrung der Natur.

Eine kurze Geschichte der Hummel

Und sie fliegt doch

Divočina v zahradě, neboli, Inspirace pro přírodní zahradničení

'Warmly entertaining...an endearing account of the search for rare bees' Guardian A hunt for the world's most elusive bees leads Dave Goulson from Poland to Patagonia as well as closer to home, amongst the secret places hidden right under our noses: the abandoned industrial estates where great crested newts roam; or the rewilded estate at Knepp Castle, where, with the aid of some hairy, bluebell-eating Tamworth pigs, nightingale song has been heard for the first time in generations. Whether he is tracking great yellow bumblebees in the Hebrides or chasing orchid bees through the Ecuadorian jungle, Dave Goulson's wit, humour and deep love of nature make him the ideal travelling companion.

Bee Quest

Från författaren till succén "Galen i humlor" "Jag vill få dig att betrakta vår värld med nya ögon, förmå dig att gå ut i din trädgård eller i en park och ställa dig på knä och titta. Det finns så mycket att se. Om du tittar tillräckligt nära kan du inte undgå att uppskatta den dyrbara, outforskade prakt som livet på planeten jorden är. Om vi lär oss att sätta värde på det vi har, kanske vi kan hitta ett sätt att behålla det." "Galen i insekter" är berättelsen om hur biologiprofessorn Dave Goulson med en stor portion passion (och viss galenskap) förvandlade en nergången gård på den franska landsbygden till ett insektsparadis. Bland de små invånarna på vår planet döljer sig oändligt stora äventyr. Här får du lära dig hur skalbaggar hittar en partner, varför husflugor faktiskt är viktiga, vad fjärilens fläckar betyder, om trollsländors sexliv och mycket annat du inte visste att du ville veta om insekternas magiska värld. * Dave Goulson är professor i biologi vid University of Sussex. Han har alltid varit besatt av naturen - från barndomens insekts- och växtsamlande till vuxenlivets banbrytande forskning om humlans hemligheter och envisa kamp för artens överlevnad.

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