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Insects and Entomology

Systematic Entomology Laboratory

USDA. Agricultural Research Service.

Collects research projects, publications, collaborations, news, and video from the USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory.

Pest Tracker: Exotic Pest Reporting

Purdue University; Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems. USDA. APHIS. Plant Health Inspection Service. National Plant Board. Pest Detection.

Organizes pests by common and scientific names. Includes state-level advisories, pest surveys, and press releases.

MCZBase: The Database of Zoological Collections

Harvard University.

Produces a searchable database of over 28,000 insect species.

Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms

Entomological Society of America.

Assembles over 2,000 common names for insects and related organisms. Searchable by common name, scientific name, author, order, family, genus, and species.