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The Buzz on Dragonflies: These Large Winged Insects Have What It Takes to Last

In: Flying Insects

By: Naomi Judd

New Orleans Insect Museum: Audubon Nature Institute Boasts Largest Free-Standing Insectarium

In: Insects/Spiders (general)

By: Feature Writer Carroll Trosclair

Bee Depletion Affects Ice Cream: Foods to Make Flavors To Be In Short Supply From Vanishing Hives

In: Other Insects

By: Laura Smith

Silk from Bees and Ants: Bees and Ants Could Be the New Silkworms

In: Other Insects

By: Sue Cartledge

Garden Spiders Through the Year: Orb Weaving Spiders are Most Often Seen in Fall

In: Spiders

By: Fiona Cohen

The Goliath Beetle: The World's biggest Insect

In: Other Insects

By: Cyrus Dehkan

Pet Insects: People Buy and Sell Invertebrates

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Praying Mantis: Introduced Species Beneficial State Insect of Connecticut

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies: An Easy and Poison-Free Way to Banish Fruit Flies

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer Kelly Whitt

Stick Insects: Males Not Needed for Reproduction

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: State Butterfly of Five American States

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

American State Insects: The Top Three State Insects are Honeybee Monarch and Ladybug

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Mole Crickets: Soil Burrowing Insects with Front Legs modified for Digging

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Monarch Butterfly: Migrates Annually from Canada to Mexico

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

The Goliath Bird-Eating Spider: The World's largest Spider

In: Spiders

By: Cyrus Dehkan

Saddleback Caterpillar: A Stinging Slug Caterpillar with Warning Colouration

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Eastern Tent Caterpillar: Webworm: Caterpillars defoliate trees but cause no lasting damage

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

European Carpenter Bee: Bores Holes in Timber and Pollinates Flowers

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Vulture Bees: Three Species of Bee Eat Rotting Flesh

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Fly Exhibition in Paris: Paintings by Eugene Seguy and Information about Flies

In: Insects/Spiders

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

The Black Widow Spider: North America's Most Venomous Arachnid

In: Spiders

By: Cyrus Dehkan

The Red Back Spider: A Poisonous Australian Arachnid

In: Spiders

By: Cyrus Dehkan

The Sydney Funnel-Web Spider: Dangerous and Poisonous Arachnids

In: Spiders

By: Cyrus Dehkan

Nosema spp. – Honeybee Parasites: Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae Cause Honeybee Disease

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Honeybees and Monoculture: Single Crop Plants cover Large Areas and often Many Bees are needed

In: Insects/Spiders

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Honeybees and Varroa Mites: Asiatic Honeybee Mites Spread Worldwide Infesting European Honeybees

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

The Asian Giant Hornet: About The World's Largest Wasp

In: Other Insects

By: Cyrus Dehkan

Honeybee Crisis and Biodiversity: Colony Collapse Disorder might save Endangered Bees

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Cane Beetles: Eat Sugar Cane Leaves and Roots

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Dermatobia hominis – Warble Fly: The Human Bot Fly Causes Painful Lesions in Human Skin

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Rosemary Beetle: an Insect Pest that destroys Rosemary and Lavender Herbs

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Scabies mite – Sarcoptes scabiei: An Itchy Contagious Parasite That Lives On Skin and Burrows

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Asian Hornet in France: Another Problem for Honeybees?

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Screwworm – Parasitic Fly: Screw-worm, Cochliomyia hominivorax, Produces Carnivourous Maggots

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Screwworm Fly Eradication: Screw-worm, Cochliomyia hominivorax, Can Be Wiped Out

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Malaria Resistant Mosquitoes: Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Could Help Reduce Malaria Cases

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

The Firefly or Lightning Bug: How and Why Fireflies Glow

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

Kissing Bug – Disease Vector: Conenose Bugs Transmit a Dangerous Parasite – Trypanosoma cruzi

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

The Lanternfly: a remarkable bug featuring in the ‘Amazing Rare Things’ exhibition.

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Chiggers – Parasitic Mites: Chigger Mites have Parasitic Larvae that Inflict Intense Discomfort

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Chigoe Flea – Tunga penetrans: The Female Jigger is an Unpleasant Skin Parasite of the Tropics

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Insect Traps: pitcher-plants catch insects, not protect them.

In: Insects/Spiders

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Greenhouse Thrips: very small insects that can damage plants.

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Earwigs: Harmless insects that sometimes eat flowers

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Cochineal: a blood-red dye from the red blood of an insect!

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Leaf Miner: an introduced moth damaging Horse-chestnut trees.

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Tiger Mosquito: an invasive mosquito species with frightening potential.

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Cat Fleas: Dogs, cats and children can be affected

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Mealworms: not worms at all, but young beetles.

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

The Mud Dauber Wasp: she will remove large spiders from your house.

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Killer Bees: dangerous ‘Africanised’ bees are now established in the U.S.

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Stingless Bees: are very important pollinators and many species are threatened.

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Bees in General: pollinators and producers of honey.

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Honeybees: are essential pollinators and give us honey.

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Bumblebees: are suffering as a result of modern agricultural practices.

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

The ‘Harlequin’: a large ladybird which has recently arrived in the UK.

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Hummingbird Hawkmoth: an insect that looks like a bird.

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Kissing Bugs: nasty little insects that bite your lips.

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Red Admiral: an 'admirable' butterfly that migrates!

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Silverfish and Firebrats: ancient insects who knew the dinosaurs.

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

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