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BUGGY WEB SITES

 "Discovering the Insect World" (EB1511) –- 4-H Entomolgy manual from WSU
 http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb1511/eb1511.pdf

Collecting and Preserving Insects and Mites-Systematic Entomology Laboratory

http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/selhome/collpres/collpres.htm An on-line book on the techniques and tools of the trade.

Entomology Index of Internet Resources-Iowa State U

http://www.ent.iastate.edu/List/

Colorado State U. Entomology– Links to several bug related sites

Go to the links at http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Entomology/index.htm

4-H Entomology - Mississippi State U.

http://www.msstate.edu/Entomology/4-H/4-H.html

U. of Kentucky Dept. of Entomology

http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/enthp.htm#entfacts

U of KY 4-H Entomology Project Units

http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/ythfacts/4h/unit1/unit1.htm

Bugs of the Month - Articles about Pacific Northwest Insects from Scarabogram newsletter of "Scarabs: The Bug Society"

http://crawford.tardigrade.net/bugs/index.html

 Bohart Museum of Entomology - U.C. Davis. Information on collecting, identifying & preserving insects.

http://bohart.ucdavis.edu/insectinfo.aspx

Insects of Evergreen State College

http://www.evergreen.edu/ants/TESCBiota/TESCBiota.html

 (includes keys and other info on bumblebees, yellowjackets, lady beetles, ants and ground beetles)

Introduction to the Identification of Insects and Related Arthropods - P.M. Choate

http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/choate/insectid.pdf

The Diptera Site - Information about the World's flies

http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/Diptera/

Anatomical Atlas of Flies

http://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/fly/fly.html#

Slater Museum Dragonfly Page (Odonata) - Dr. Dennis Paulson, University of Puget Sound . Field key and LOTS of images and other dragon info.

http://www2.ups.edu/biology/museum/UPSdragonflies.html

Simplified Key to the Principal Orders of Insect in the Adult Stage - W. Ebeling

http://www.entomology.ucr.edu/ebeling/ebeling4.html#simplified%20key%20to%20the%20principal%20orders

A more complex

Key to the Identification of Insects to Order

http://www.earthlife.net/insects/orders-key.html#key

Amateur Entomologist's Society Bug Club

http://www.ex.ac.uk/bugclub/welcome.html

Raising Moths and Butterflies

http://csce.unl.edu/~scotth/leps/

Butterflies and Moths of North America

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/

Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands - USGS

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/insects/macronw/index.htm

Caterpillars of Pacific Northwest Forests and Woodlands - USGS

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/2000/catnw/catnw.htm

University of Michigan Insect Division

http://www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/insects/index.html

Entomology and Related Web Sites-Clemson University

http://entweb.clemson.edu/entsites/index.htm

State Insects

http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_insects.htm

Insects Did It First!

http://www.ship.edu/~gspaul/1st.html

Bug Book List for ID and Pleasure of Reading

 http://snohomish.wsu.edu/bugbooks07.htm

The Coleoptera Home Page

http://www.coleoptera.org/ MUCH more than just beetles!

Asian Multi-colored Ladybeetle (Cornell U.)

http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/predators/harmonia.html

Solitary Bees

http://www.pollinatorparadise.com/Solitary_Bees/SOLITARY.HTM

WWW.Food-Insects.Com web site

http://www.food-insects.com/

Young Entomologists Society

http://members.aol.com/YESbugs/mainmenu.html

Kansas State youth Entomology Web Site

 http://www.entomology.ksu.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=89

Entomology for Kids - Kansas State Libraries
http://www.lib.k-state.edu/subguides/entomology/kids.html

Entomological Society of America

http://www.entsoc.org/resources/index.htm

 

Sources of Equipment

 BioQuip Products

http://www.bioquip.com

Ianni Butterfly Enterprises (source of pins & some equipment; good guide on spreading leps and mounting beetles)

http://iannibutterfly.net/

Rearing and Pet Links

Caring for Invertebrates
http://www.earthlife.net/insects/carelist.html
Includes information and care sheets for insects, arachnids and other kinds of arthropods

Rearing and Experimenting with Isopods, Michigan Entomological Society
http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/MES/notes/entonotes3.html

Center for Insect Science Education Outreach - U. of Arizona
http://insected.arizona.edu/home.htm
Lesson plans on using live insects in the classroom and info sheets on rearing and keeping several kinds of live arthropods.

The Beetle Breeding Web
http://www.geocities.co.jp/beetlefossil/home.html
Rearing info for a number of the largest North American Beetles.

Millipede 
http://www.pma.edmonton.ab.ca/natural/insects/projects/milliped.htm
Information and care.  The Provincial Museum of Alberta

 

Prepared by Dave Pehling, Extension Analyst

Updated 12/31/07