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Maine Forest Service Insect Collection - 54,000 specimens. Primarily specimens collected during MFS field work and serves as a reference collection of Maine forest insects.
Skippers of the Northeast - A Guide to Identification - Online video species accounts focusing on identification. Video and voice-over narration focusing on skippers of Northeastern North America.
Solitary Wasps (Aculeata) - Online Video - An online video project of solitary wasps intended as an introduction for naturalist.
The simple and easy way to collect insects, great for students and even beginners - Guess you don't like bugs, or maybe you collect them. Well, as a insect collector, I wanted a better way to catch flying and crawling insects for my collection, as well as a way to catch and dispose of annoying ones around my home. That's why we have taken the best qualities from the fly swatter, fly paper, and the Venus Fly Trap to combine them and create the most amazing bug collector/terminator ever! Just one easy flick of the trigger, the bug sticks to it, then you remove it for your collection or into the garbage it goes and it's out of sight for good. Catch flying insects in mid-air! Trap and catch crawling insects on the ground, walls, etc. Now you can finally get those little gnats and fruit flies that like to invade your kitchen. Easily defend your picnic or barbeque from bees and wasps without using toxic chemicals. Sweep crawling insects off of virtually any surface! You'll never have to smash a bug on your wall ever again. No more germs and no more unsightly residue. Catch them in perfect condition for your collections. Touch-free easy disposal! Keep your home clean and sanitary. Grow your collection the easy,clean,way. www.stickyswat.com
Bee Removal in Sacramento - We do live bee removal and relocation of bees in the Sacramento Valley and Bay Area of California.
Colorado potato beetle bibliography - Over 700 references of peer-reviewed English-language publications on various aspects of the Colorado potato beetle biology and management. The references can be browsed by category or searched using keywords.
Colorado potato beetle website - Website dedicated to the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say). Includes information on beetle biology, pest status, history, management options, insecticide resistance, as well as a searchable bibliography containing over 700 peer-reviewed English-language publications.
World Catalog of Sphaeroceridae (Diptera) - Includes all taxa described in the family from 1800 to 2000. 1,344 valid species group taxa and 124 genus-group taxa. World bibliography with 1,386 references (including biological, ecological, etc. references). Authors: ROHÁČEK, J.; MARSHALL, S.A.; NORRBOM, A.L.; BUCK, M.; QUIROS, D.I. & SMITH, I. Print version published 2001 by Slezské Zemské Muzeum, Opava, 414 pp.
Insect Zoo, Kansas State University - The Insect Zoo provides an educational experience with exhibits of live insects. Location: next to the K-State Gardens. Hours: Weekdays from 10-4; Saturday from 11-2. Admission: walk-in=$2.00 per person, seniors=$1.50, free=toddlers under 2 years. "Guided Tours" are available; entomologists and trained docents give detailed information and answer questions. Tours must be arranged for at least one week in advance, and are held Monday- Friday, during normal operating hours. Tours cost $3.00 per person, with a minimum of 5 guests required per tour. Phone: (785) 532-BUGS (532-2847).
Carabidae of the World - Database of Carabidae of the World, taxonomy, sinonimy, distribution, filter by country, pdf-library, image gallery, photo of type material, forum.

The Entomology Index of Internet Resources is an attempt to organize the thousands of informational resources available to entomologists. Without a site such as this, entomologists could waste a lot of time looking for good entomological information on the internet without much success. The original compilation was done in the early 1990's by L.B. Bjostad of Colorado State University and John VanDyk of Iowa State University. The site has been recognized in Science magazine, among other places.

The intent of this site is to maintain a collaborative database of useful sites and organize them in a usable manner. In this way, this site serves as a "jumping-off point" for all entomology sites.

Every attempt has been made to keep the interface simple and usable. Each page should load as quickly as possible. Additionally, the pages have been designed so that they should work on all browsers and internet-capable devices.

Entries in the Index can be viewed in the following ways

View by category. Entries are organized using four main taxonomies: (1) content type, (2) biological taxonomy, (3) entomological subdiscipline and (4) U.S. state for state-specific resources. Entries in each category may be sorted alphabetically or by any of the above taxonomies.
Search by keyword. This does a search through each entry, including title, description, and the text of the page referenced by the entry.

There is even a random-link option if you are just browsing the web and don't feel like making a choice yourself.

I hope you find this site useful. If you have any constructive criticism or suggestions for making this site better, please let me know.

Please do not copy pages from this site and post them elsewhere on the web! There are several reasons for this. The most personal is that I have worked for over ten years to make this a worthwhile resource, and to take the result of that work and post it on your own site is "not nice." The second is practical; I weed out the broken links from this site so that it remains useful, unlike so many lists of broken links that are out there on the web. The third is legal. This is a copyrighted resource, and the Iowa State University legal department will back me up on that.

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-John VanDyk