Looking for a fun way to teach students insect identification? How about a game of BUG-GO! Played similar to Bingo, BUG-GO is a free game created by Patricia Lewis of ... Read More

Photo: © Rob Van Petten, Getty Images The Entomological Foundation offers free educational materials to educators to help in implementing entomology into their current science-based programs. The Insect Appreciation Digest includes ... Read More

When you think of pollinators, you probably think first of honey bees. But did you know that over 100,000 invertebrates pollinate our flowering plants? Wild pollinators are declining in number, and ... Read More

Gypsy moths invaded my town last year. Photo: © Debbie Hadley, WILD Jersey Tussock moth caterpillars are voracious feeders, capable of defoliating large forests when they are present in large numbers. ... Read More

Acacia tree in Kenya. Photo: © Gerard D. Hertel, West Chester University, Bugwood.org Acacia trees employ a complicated mutualism with ants to fend off large herbivores, like giraffes and elephants. ... Read More

Wintering Monarchs in Mexico.Photo: © Flickr user rainasun Since the Monarch butterfly's wintering grounds were discovered in Mexico in 1975, scientists have been trying to figure out how the butterflies navigate ... Read More

Honey bees may be the most studied insects on Earth, but there is still much to learn. Solving the mystery of how honey bees make collective decisions for the good ... Read More

Less than a month ago, I spotted a lone Black Swallowtail caterpillar munching away on the forgotten celery in my garden. Despite several short cold spells, this determined fellow had survived ... Read More

Looking for information on a certain insect species? Check out the new Insect Index, an up-to-date directory of all the insect profiles I've published. As I publish new articles about ... Read More