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The Great Sunflower Project - Volunteer to Help Scientists on the Great Sunflower Project Created: Monday, April 12, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Through the Great Sunflower Project, citizen scientists are helping researchers assess bee populations in urban, suburban, and rural environments. If you can plant some sunflowers and spend just 30...
Florida Lovebugs – What Are Florida Lovebugs? Created: Thursday, May 19, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
If you drive through a swarm of Florida lovebugs, you'll know it. These insects are known as a nuisance along Florida roads. What are Florida lovebugs?
Why Do Insects Migrate? – Which Insect Migrate? – Insect Migration Created: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Like birds, mammals, and other larger animals, some insects migrate. Insect migration is more than just movement from one place to another. Learn what migration is, and why and when insects relocate.
Colorado Potato Beetle - Pictures, Descriptions, and Control Measures for the Colorado Potato Beetle Created: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Colorado potato beetles were once a pest of the west, but they migrated east by feeding on potato crops in the 1800's.
Cabbage Looper - Pictures, Descriptions, and Control Measures for the Cabbage Looper Created: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
The cabbage looper is primarily a pest of brassica crops, but will sometimes expand its smorgasbord to include everything from cantaloupe to tomatoes.
12 Worst Vegetable Garden Pests - Pictures, Descriptions, and Control Measures for the 12 Worst Vegetable Garden Pests Created: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
This group of garden pests are the stuff of nightmares for vegetable gardeners. This dirty dozen represents the 12 worst vegetable garden pests to combat. Along with pictures and descriptions, you'...
Butterfly Conservatory - Live Butterflies at the American Museum of Natural History Created: Monday, May 12, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Want to see live tropical butterflies in winter? The American Museum of Natural History in New York City exhibits live butterflies in an indoor butterfly conservatory. The butterfly exhibit is open...
Butterfly Conservatory - Live Butterflies at the American Museum of Natural History Created: Monday, May 12, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Want to see live tropical butterflies in winter? The American Museum of Natural History in New York City exhibits live butterflies in an indoor butterfly conservatory. The butterfly exhibit is open...
Monarch Watch – Volunteer to Help Scientists Through Monarch Watch Created: Monday, April 12, 2010 Updated: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Scientists first started tagging monarch butterflies in 1937. Today, hundreds of volunteers help researchers continue the study of monarch migration through Monarch Watch.
How Do Monarchs Know When to Migrate? Created: Saturday, September 10, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Monarchs east of the Rocky Mountains migrate to Mexico each fall. Did you ever wonder how the monarchs know when it's time to migrate?
Insects in My House in the Fall - Why Do Insects Come in My House in the Fall? Created: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 Updated: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Why do insects come in my house in the fall? And what can I do to keep them out?
Monarch Migration - Monarch Migration, the Longest Migration in the Insect World Created: Saturday, October 27, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Monarch butterflies are the wings down champions of migrating insects, completing the longest two-way migration. The North American Monarch populations fly south each fall, and return north in the ...
About Insects - The Basics on Insects and Other Arthropods Created: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 Updated: Friday, May 04, 2012
For people new to the study of insects, here are the basics. Learn about insect anatomy and how the insect body works; how insects grow, change, and reproduce; and about other
Homemade Ant Baits for Sugar Ants and Grease Ants Created: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Are you battling ants in your kitchen? Learn how to make and use homemade ant baits that will get rid of those ants quickly.
Pillbugs - 10 Cool Facts About Pillbugs Created: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Updated: Thursday, April 19, 2012
A pillbug goes by many names -– roly poly, wood louse, armadillo bug, potato bug – but whatever you call it, it's a fascinating creature.
Centipedes – 10 Facts About Centipedes Created: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Learn 10 fascinating facts about centipedes.
Biggest Bugs – Biggest Bugs That Ever Lived Created: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 Updated: Thursday, April 05, 2012
Giant bugs once roamed the Earth. Which were the biggest bugs that ever lived? These giant arthropods, known from the fossil record, are the stuff of science fiction movies.
Carpenter Bees – How to Control Carpenter Bees Created: Monday, April 02, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 02, 2012
Carpenter bees are beneficial insects, but they can sometimes be a nuisance to homeowners. These large bees excavate tunnels in lumber, making holes in decks, porches, and other wood structures. Le..
Tiny, Black Bugs – What Are These Tiny, Black Bugs That Jump? - Tiny, Jumping Bugs Created: Thursday, March 15, 2012 Updated: Thursday, March 15, 2012
There are tiny, black bugs in my house and they jump when I get near them! What are they, and how do I get rid of them?
Tiny Black Bugs – What Are These Tiny Black Bugs in My House? Created: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, March 13, 2012
I keep finding tiny black bugs crawling on my floors and walls. What are they, and what do I do to get rid of them?!
Serrate - Definition of the Term Serrate - Serrate Antennae Created: Sunday, February 26, 2012 Updated: Sunday, February 26, 2012
Definition of the term serrate.
Clavate - Definition of the Term Clavate - Clavate Antennae Created: Thursday, January 26, 2012 Updated: Sunday, February 26, 2012
Definition of the term clavate.
Aristate - Definition of the Term Aristate - Aristate Antennae Created: Thursday, January 26, 2012 Updated: Sunday, February 26, 2012
Definition of the term aristate.
Moniliform - Definition of the Term Moniliform - Moniliform Antennae Created: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Updated: Sunday, February 26, 2012
Definition of the term moniliform.
Setaceous - Definition of the Term Setaceous - Setaceous Antennae Created: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Updated: Sunday, February 26, 2012
Definition of the term setaceous.
Filiform - Definition of the Term Filiform - Filiform Antennae Created: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 Updated: Sunday, February 26, 2012
Definition of the term filiform.
Antennae - Definition of the Term Antennae - What Are Antennae? Created: Saturday, August 08, 2009 Updated: Sunday, February 26, 2012
Definition of the term antennae.
Plumose - Definition of the Term Plumose - Plumose Antennae Created: Sunday, February 26, 2012 Updated: Sunday, February 26, 2012
Definition of the term plumose.
Mosquitoes - Family Culicidae Created: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Updated: Sunday, February 26, 2012
Mosquitoes bite people on six continents, and you can probably recognize one when it lands on your arm. Mosquitoes belong to the family Culicidae, in the order Diptera, the true flies. This article..
Giant Jewel Beetle – Giant Jewel Beetles That Mate With Beer Bottles Created: Saturday, February 25, 2012 Updated: Saturday, February 25, 2012
In the arid, open areas of western Australia lives a giant jewel beetle with a strange habit. The male beetles are known to ignore females, choosing instead to mate with beer bottles.
How Dragonflies Mate – Dragonfly Sex Created: Monday, February 20, 2012 Updated: Monday, February 20, 2012
Dragonfly sex is quite a spectacle to observe. Have you ever seen two dragonflies entangled together, each one seeming to grab the other's tail? Find out exactly what was going on between those dra..
What Do Dragonflies Eat? – Dragonflies Created: Saturday, February 18, 2012 Updated: Saturday, February 18, 2012
Learn what adult dragonflies and dragonfly nymphs eat, and how they catch their prey.

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