• Join the Amateur Entomologists' Society
• Buy our book on British water beetles
• Explore the A-Z of insects
• Bug Club drawing competition

Join the Amateur Entomologists' Society

The AES is the UK's leading organisation for people interested in insects. Our members include novices and expert scientists alike.

The larger water beetles of the British Isles

The only modern publication with colour illustrations of all the large British water beetles.

Explore the A-Z of insects

Fact files on the fascinating world of insects ranging from Alderflies to Zorapterans and other insects in between.

Enter the Bug Club drawing competition

Draw a picture of an insect and win one of three fantastic prizes kindly donated by Kingfisher Books.

Amateur Entomologists' Society

The Amateur Entomologists' Society (AES) is the UK's leading organisation for people interested in insects. Entomology involves learning about insects and the environment.

The society produces four publications for members. We also publish and regularly update a highly regarded series of books.

We run an annual exhibition, a Members' Day, and we organise field trips for both adult and junior members.