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Entomology
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Africanized Bees in California 
 Contains quick facts about Africanized Honey Bees, maps illustrating where "killer bees" have been found in California, articles, and a bibliography. From the Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside. http://bees.ucr.edu Topics: Animals, Biology, Insects & Arachnids, Public Health & Safety Last updated Jul 29, 2003 Bee Briefs
"The following short articles provide essential information about various aspects of beekeeping." Topics include swarm removal, nectar and pollen substitutes, varroa mite infestation, and Africanized honeybees in California. Articles cover general beekeeping topics and information specific to bees in California. From the Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis. http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/faculty/Mussen/beebriefs/ Topics: Agriculture, Biology, Insects & Arachnids Last updated May 5, 2005 Bohart Museum of Entomology
Website of a museum devoted to the study of insects, located on the campus of the University California, Davis. In addition to information about the museum, the site contains fact sheets on insects and arachnids, an introduction to collecting insects, keys to insect identification, a glossary, and newsletters of the Bohart Museum Society. Also features activities and insect jokes for children. http://bohart.ucdavis.edu/ Topics: Biology, Insects & Arachnids, Science Last updated Aug 23, 2006 Bug Bytes
A collection of dozens of insect sound files. Includes sounds of larvae and adult insect feedings, movements of soil invertebrates, insects in plants, wing vibrations, and more. Additionally, features sample files to learn how to distinguish insects sounds from background noise. From the U.S. Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars.usda.gov/pandp/docs.htm?docid=10919 Topics: Agriculture, Biology Last updated Jan 23, 2006 Bugbios
Full of interesting photographs, the Entophiles section contains images and information of the fourteen insect orders found in California, Brazil, Ecuador, and Hawaii. There is a FAQ and tips on insect macrophotography. Cedigest (cultural entomology) discusses the role insects in art, music, film, literature, and more. Class Insecta contains wing patterns of butterflies and moths. There are also annotated links to other insect resources. http://bugbios.com/ Topics: Biology, Insects & Arachnids, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Jun 15, 2005 The Butterfly Site.com
This site contains "articles written by Master of Science degreed Entomologist Randi Jones as well as fun butterfly links to sites all over the web." Topics include gardening, biology, rearing, conservation, butterfly images, butterfly-related activities, and a list of houses and farms where it is possible to observe and study butterflies. Searchable. Note: Site provides links to some commercial products. http://www.thebutterflysite.com/ Topics: Biology, Insects & Arachnids Last updated Jun 27, 2004 California's Endangered Insects
This site provides distribution and habitat information for California insects formally listed as endangered, a list of insects and other arthropods proposed for endangered listing, and a list of already extinct insects. Contains information on the decline of biodiversity in California, population genetics, and ways individuals can help save endangered species. Includes photographs. From the Essig Museum of Entomology, University of California, Berkeley. http://essig.berkeley.edu/endins/endins.htm Topics: Animals, Biology, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Mar 24, 2004 Entomology Research Museum, U.C. Riverside
Website of a museum devoted to the study of insects, located on the campus of the University of California, Riverside. In addition to information about the museum, the site contains a FAQ about insects, "graphical descriptions including close-up shots and video clips of [selected] insects and other arthropods," links to insect databases and holdings lists, and more. Also includes newsletters of the Friends of the Entomology Research Museum (FERM). http://entmuseum.ucr.edu Topics: Biology, Insects & Arachnids, Science Last updated Aug 28, 2006 The Firefly Files
"This site contains information about Firefly (or Lightning Bug) biology. You will find answers to your questions about this amazing bioluminescent insect, references for further study, and activities for both kids and adults." Includes classification, habitat, behavior, and how to attract fireflies. Created by an entomologist. http://hymfiles.biosci.ohio-state.edu/projects/FFiles/ Topics: Biology, Insects & Arachnids Last updated Jan 21, 2007 Insect Mouthparts
A guide utilizing photographs and labeled diagrams to illustrate the functions of chewing, siphoning, piercing, sponging, and combinations. From a University of Ottawa entomology professor. http://salinella.bio.uottawa.ca/BIO3323/InteractiveWeb/DigitalZoology/Mout_Lab.html Topics: Biology, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Feb 25, 2003 Insect Pheromones: Mastering Communication to Control Pests
This publication explores research to develop pest control methods based on pheromones, chemicals "secreted by an animal, often an insect, that influence the behavior or development of other members of the same species." Includes images, a timeline of the study of insect pheromones back to 1870, glossary, and links to related research. From Beyond Discovery, a publication series from the National Academy of Sciences. http://www.beyonddiscovery.org/content/view.article.asp?a=2702 Topics: Biology, Plants Last updated May 16, 2006 Insects, Disease, and History
"This is a site devoted to understanding the impact that insects have had on world history. This site focuses on the influence of insect-borne disease on history" by providing essays on topics such as the role of insects as biological weapons, yellow fever and the Mexican-American War, and insects and the Civil War. Also includes disease and insect profiles, timeline, and glossary. Searchable. Edited by a research entomologist and an entomology professor. http://entomology.montana.edu/historybug/ Topics: Biology, History, Infectious Diseases, Insects & Arachnids Last updated Dec 19, 2006 Iowa State Entomology Index of Internet Resources
A searchable directory of insect-related Internet resources. Listings are topically organized. From a professor at the Iowa State University Department of Entomology. http://www.ent.iastate.edu/List/ Topics: Biology, Insects & Arachnids Last updated Jun 15, 2005 Iowa State University Entomology Image Gallery
Images of many types of beetles, butterflies, moths, caterpillars, cicadas, leafhoppers, flies, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, crickets, lice, ticks, and true bugs. There are also images of plants, plant diseases, and plant damage. Images have links to related articles in the online edition of Integrated Crop Management , a research publication of the university's entomology department. http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegallery/ Topics: Biology, Gardening, Insects & Arachnids, Plants Last updated Aug 20, 2002 Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Checklist of the Insects of North America
Features approximately 90,000 species of insects of North America north of Mexico, taken from the four-volume work published by Entomological Information Services (c. 1996 and 1997). Browse by class or order. http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm Topics: Biology, Regions of the World Last updated Jul 5, 2004 The Plant Pathology Internet Guidebook
A searchable, annotated, "subject oriented internet resource guide for plant pathology, applied entomology, and all related fields." Topics include: bacteriology, entomology, mycology, nematology, virology, weeds, and parasitic plants. There are also categories for organizations, companies, departments and institutes, journals and books, glossaries and dictionaries, meetings and events, and more. From the Institute for Plant Diseases, University of Bonn, Germany. http://www.pk.uni-bonn.de/ppigb/ Topics: Biology, Gardening, Plants Last updated Aug 29, 2002 Scale Insect World
Images of field notebooks, correspondence, photographs, and other "supplementary material" accompanying a collection of scale insects (plant and animal parasites of the order Hemiptera), most of which were "collected in China and Southeast Asia during the beginning of the 20th century." Includes brief biographies of G.F. Ferris, G. Compere, and T.D.A. Cockerell, the entomologists who produced the material. From the Bohart Museum of Entomology, located on the campus of the University California, Davis. http://bohart.ucdavis.edu/ScaleWorld/ScaleWorld.htm Topics: Biology, Insects & Arachnids Last updated Jun 30, 2009 Selected Internet Resources — 17-Year Periodical Cicadas (2004)
Annotated links to Web resources on the insects that appear every 13 or 17 years in the northeastern U.S. Includes links to general resources and sites on entomology, control, and other topics. Provides access to articles, teaching resources, and university sites. From the Science, Technology, and Business Division of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/selected-internet/cicadas.html Topics: Biology, Insects & Arachnids Last updated Aug 4, 2004 Spiders and Other Arachnids at UC Riverside
Contains articles, distribution map, and identification information for brown recluse spiders; and facts and photographs of other types of spiders (including hobo spiders and daddy-longlegs). From the Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside. http://spiders.ucr.edu/ Topics: Animals, Biology, Insects & Arachnids, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Public Health & Safety Last updated Aug 23, 2003 Ticks Commonly Encountered in California
Brief profiles and photographs of soft ticks (pajahuello, spinose ear, poultry) and hard ticks (winter, Pacific Coast, Rocky Mountain wood, American dog, and western black legged ticks). Includes background information on tick biology. From the Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis. http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/faculty/rbkimsey/caticks.html Topics: Biology, Insects & Arachnids, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Feb 11, 2005 The University of Florida Book of Insect Records
Ever wonder which insect flies the fastest, is the least dependent on oxygen, or has the most spectacular mating ritual? Many insect records, and good explanations, are presented on this site from the University of Florida's Department of Entomology & Nematology. http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/walker/ufbir/ Topics: Biology, Insects & Arachnids Last updated Sep 22, 2009 University of Minnesota Insect Collection
Provides resources related to this insect collection, which has "grown from a regional collection of 3,000 specimens to a major national and international resource of almost 3,400,000 specimens." Features project overviews (some with results or more details), collection taxonomy, collection databases relating to the caddis fly (trichoptera), and related Web links. http://www.entomology.umn.edu/museum/ Topics: Biology, Insects & Arachnids, Science, Science Last updated Jun 15, 2005 Using Live Insects in Elementary Classrooms for Early Lessons in Life
"A printable collection of twenty integrated lessons with science and math activities that use live insects. These lessons are aligned with National Science Education Standards (NSES)." There are lesson plans, "information sheets" with descriptions and facts about the insects, "rearing sheets" with information on collecting and caring for the insects, and entomology resource links. Available in English and Spanish. From the Center for Insect Science Education Outreach, University of Arizona. http://insected.arl.arizona.edu/uli.htm Topics: Biology, K-12 Education, Lesson Plans Last updated Sep 25, 2002 |
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