Giving Thanks for Pollinators
In honor of the holiday, we’re taking a break from our series on Insect Winter Ecology to revisit a previous issue... Continue Reading
Insect Winter Ecology: Freeze Avoidance
Last week, we kicked off our series on insect winter ecology with a look into a well-known overwintering strategy: Migration. But not... Continue Reading
Insect Winter Ecology: Migration
With the amount of snow we’ve gotten in the last couple weeks, you might find yourself wondering what happens to insects... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: The Cutest Roaches Around
When you think of cockroaches, “cute” isn’t usually the first word that comes to mind. Yet that is how Therea petiveriana, or the... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: I Vant to Suck Your Blood
Welcome Back to the Lab! And a Happy Halloween to you all! We’re wrapping up this month’s spooky topics with the vampires of... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: Rise from Your Grave
I live for horror movies. So it should come as no surprise that October is my favorite time of year. This... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: The Mummy’s Tomb
If you’ve been keeping up with our Online Bug Encounters, you might have tuned into yesterday’s topic on parasitoid wasps. Parasitoid wasps are... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: Malaise Trap Survey (continued!)
Back in July, we introduced you to our ongoing project in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The study aims to better understand the... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: Native Mantids
While out on a bug walk with the Montana Natural History Center’s Master Naturalist students this weekend, we were blown away... Continue Reading
Notes from the Lab: Celebrity Bugs
This is not my first rodeo when it comes to late summer wildfire smoke. However, this is the first year it has actually... Continue Reading