Insects & Science

How to Care for a Butterfly House

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Whether you're keeping a butterfly house as a rest stop for passing butterflies, or you are caring for caterpillars that will soon morph, it's important to take good care of your butterfly house. A butterfly house shelters butterflies and/or ... more »

How to Care for an Ant Farm

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Ants are among the hardest working, most socially minded and organized creatures on the planet, working together in harmony to protect the queen and promote the greater good of their fellow ants. For these reasons, keeping an ant farm ensures ... more »

How to Catch A Firefly

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Catching a firefly is fun to do, especially for kids, when the weather gets warmer. They are beautiful to look at and easy to catch... more »

How to Catch Butterflies

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The butterfly is a delicate, colorful insect with a short life span. Found in most regions, butterflies are sensitive to movement due to their encompassing, yet blurred vision. Learn how to attract and catch butterflies using particular plants ... more »

How to Catch Lightning Bugs and Fireflies

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Timing is everything in this endeavor. Season is very important (ideally May - August) but so is time of day (just after sunset). Even if you don't "do bugs", this is a fun activity that's fun for children and young at heart... more »

How to Choose a Culturing Media for Raising Fruit Flies

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If you own a pet reptile or amphibian, you may feed your scaly friend insects for dinner. Instead of purchasing or catching insects for your pet's meal, try growing and culturing your own fruit flies. A large part of creating a successful batch ... more »

How to Choose a Field Guide for Butterflies

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Butterflies are like tiny, flying rainbows. With a good field guide, you can identify the butterflies in your yard and garden... more »

How to Choose Honey Harvesting Equipment

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You have your hives and bees. Now you need to retrieve the honey... more »

How to Collect Aquatic Insects

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Many people don’t realize the diversity of insects that live in lakes, ponds, rivers and streams. Just turn over a rock and look closely--you’ll be surprised. Most insects that you collect in aquatic environments are in larvae or nymph forms. ... more »

How to Collect Earthworms for Scientific Research

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Earthworms are an incredibly versatile portion of our ecosystem: their invertebrate ilk enriches the soil beneath our feet, and it makes our garden a pleasure to behold. But very little is known about earthworms, and there is very little research ... more »

How to Correctly Label Insects in a Collection

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Labeling your insect collection correctly can make it appear more professional looking, facilitating learning and providing an attractive and organized appearance. It can also help in communicating with others about the insects in your ... more »

How to Create a Beekeeper's Kit

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Bees may travel as far as 55,000 miles and visit more than 2 million flowers to make one pound of honey. A good, basic kit will get a novice beekeeper started on the right foot... more »

How to Create a Photo Insect Collection

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Creating a photo insect collection can preserve specimen images indefinitely, providing the collector with a handy and portable insect-study resource. Photo insect collections can be maintained instead of or in addition to traditional ... more »

How to Create an Entrance Block for a Hive

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Control the comings and goings of your bees with an entrance block for the hive... more »

How to Differentiate Between Species of Fruit Flies

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Fruit flies are one of the most widespread and diverse creatures on earth. With hundreds of genera containing many thousands of species of fruit flies, the animal is a fascinating example of the diversity of life. While differentiating between ... more »

How to Dissect Mosquitos for Parity

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In the study of mosquito-borne disease, one of the most important components is the parity of female mosquitos. A mosquito is parous if it has given birth to a batch of eggs; it is nulliparous if it has not. The only way to determine this is to ... more »

How to Eat an Insect or Arachnid

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Most of us aren ot comfortable eating insects and arachnids, but if they are clean and pesticide free, they are perfectly safe to eat, and are actually very high in protein. If you're determined to try noshing an insect or arachnid, some simple ... more »

How to Eat Fewer Insects

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Studies have shown that the average person in a developed, Western country unknowingly eats roughly two pounds of insects each year. You may think that insects just sneak into salad or your yawning mouth at the beach, but in fact the list of ... more »

How to Eliminate Boxelder Bugs

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Boxelder bugs are insects that often invade homes and gardens. In homes, the boxelder bug can multiply quite readily due to climate control. Although the only real physical threat they pose to the human is skin irritation, their droppings can ... more »

How to Find Ant Farms

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Ant farms provide a great learning and entertaining experience, for children and adults alike. It's fun to watch the ants dig their tunnels, interact and even clean. However, now that you have decided that you want an ant farm, you may be ... more »

How to Find the Best Place for a Butterfly House

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Butterfly houses range from large, greenhouse-type structures to smaller hibernation houses that can be placed in nearly any garden. Butterflies are pretty, but they also help pollinate flowers and crops. Their presence in a garden signifies a ... more »

How to get rid of Ants

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Ants may seem onocuis but they are an annoyance. By ridding ants, you also decrease the number of other insects invading your home like beetles and moths... more »

How to Go Butterfly Watching

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Butterfly watching is a popular hobby enjoyed by people the world over. Butterfly watchers, known as lepidopterists, are people who enjoy observing, catching and even collecting these beautiful winged creatures while enjoying the splendor of ... more »

How to Go Cocoon Hunting With the Kids

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Spending quality time with your kids is very important, but sometimes the same old activities with your children get monotonous. However, there are some different activities you can do with your child centering around nature. One of these ... more »

How to Harvest Honey From a Bee Hive in the Wilderness

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If you're interested in harvesting wild honey, keep your eye out for the bee line. Bees develop a pattern of exit and entry, which is a bee line. It takes them straightaway in and out of the hive with no diversions or detours. This is a ... more »

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