Welcome back to the Lab! When a young contestant at the Kansas State Fair submitted his insect collection for exhibition, he had no intention of prompting a federal investigation. But […]

Welcome back to the Lab! Field season has come to close and if you’ve been with us since last year, you probably remember our insect abundance survey efforts.  Just like last […]

Welcome back to the Lab! In 1901, an unfortunate construction worker in southern California was visiting an outhouse at his jobsite when he felt a slight pinch on his underside. […]

Welcome back to the Lab! Keeping in theme with our classroom pets and European mantis issues, it’s time to take a look at an insect that should never, under any circumstances, be released into […]

Welcome back to the Lab! If you were in Missoula last weekend, you may have had the opportunity to visit us at the Western Montana Fair. If, like us, you stuck […]

Welcome back to the Lab! As summer winds down and teachers prepare their classrooms and curriculum for the school year, I figured it was time to address a question we […]

Welcome back to the Lab! This summer has been filled with weekly bug hunts, and as we progress into August and the latter half of summer, our bug campers are starting to […]

Greetings from the Pacific Northwest! This week, I’m out of the office and visiting my family in my hometown of Olympia, WA. While I’m technically on vacation, I can’t resist sharing some […]

Welcome back to the Lab! And happy National Moth Week! In celebration of our nocturnal (and diurnal!) lepidopterans, let’s explore one of the most pressing questions in lepidopterist circles to date. Moths are […]

Welcome back to the Lab! As we hit a high point in our summer with both community science projects and our annual summer camps, we now also find ourselves in […]