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Planning your visit
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Biodôme
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Activities and events
Calendar
Major events
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Rates
Packages
2 museums package
3 museums package
1 museum + Montreal Tower package
2 museums + Montreal Tower package
3 museums + Montreal Tower package
Promotions
Accès Montréal card
Groups and travel organizers
FIT and group rates
Group packages
Group packages: 2 museums
Group packages: 3 museums
Group packages: 1 museum + Montréal Tower
Group packages: 2 museums + Montréal Tower
Group packages: 3 museums + Montréal Tower
FIT clients and conditions
Group services
Group activities
Plan your visit
Group reservations
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Adapted services
Special pathways
Accommodating guide dogs
Services
Strollers and changing tables
Dining areas
Cloakrooms
Wheelchair loans
Audioguides
Guided tours of the Garden
Accommodations
Gift shops
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Photography and commercial shoots
Wedding photos
Commercial and professional photography
Film shoots
Space rentals
Find a space
Rental conditions
Civil weddings
Reserve a rental space
Rules for the Botanical Garden and Insectarium
Something for all ages, year round!
Activities and events
Events, shows, presentations, plays … the Space for Life offers plenty of activities for visitors of all ages!
Explore our Spaces
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Biodôme
About the Biodôme
Mission
History
Ecosystems of the Americas
Tropical Rainforest
Laurentian Maple Forest
The Gulf of St. Lawrence
Labrador Coast
Sub-Antarctic Islands
Collections
Exhibitions
Naturalia Room
The Fossil Affair
Nature Under Glass
Behind the scenes at the Biodôme
Births and unusual facts
Caring for the plants and animals
Creating the ecosystems
Life support systems
Partners
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Insectarium
About the Insectarium
Mission
Conservation
Research
Education
History
Georges Brossard
Firmin Laliberté
Insect Tastings
Collections
Permanent exhibitions
We Are the Insects
Atta Ants
The BuzzGround
Monarch Odyssey
Travelling exhibitions
Rental condition
Nature's winners
So many tales... Insects in human cultures
Birdwing butterflies
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Botanical Garden
About the Botanical Garden
Mission
History
Timeline
Brother Marie-Victorin
Henry Teuscher
André Bouchard
Botanical Garden collections
Aroids
Begoniaceae
Bonsai and Penjing
Bromeliads
Cacti and other succulents
Cycads
Ferns
Flowering crabapples
Gesneriads
Lilacs
Lotus
Orchids
Gardens and greenhouses
Blooms
Blooms of the week
Calendar of blooms
Cultural Gardens
Chinese Garden
Architecture of the Chinese Garden
Elements of the Chinese Garden
The Society of the Chinese Garden of Montréal
First Nations Garden
Visiting the First Nations Garden
Horticultural challenges in the First Nations Garden
Legends of the First Nations Garden
Japanese Garden
The elements of the Japanese Garden
The Japanese Pavilion
Gardens of the Japanese Garden
Japanese Garden book collection
The Japanese Pavilion and Garden Foundation
Arboretum
The Tree House
Ash Woodland
The Pond
Virtual Exhibits
80 Years of History and Archives at the Montréal Botanical Garden
Bamboo in Daily Life
Jacques Rousseau: Natural Landscapes and Native People from Québec and Other Countries
Open Windows on Japanese Gardens
Trees inside out
Under the Cuban Sun with Marie-Victorin
Horticultural expertise at the Botanical Garden
Behind the scenes
Ecological Management of the Garden
Phytoprotection
Compost
Targeted management
Animal Management
Partners
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Planetarium
About the Planetarium
History
An immersive experience
EXO
Architectural achievement
An international competition
The architects’ inspiration
A sustainable building
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About Space for Life
What is Space for Life?
Business plan
News
Key projects
Biodiversity Centre
Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium
The Grande Place
New ecosystem at the Biodôme
The Insectarium’s metamorphosis
Sustainable development at Space for Life
Energy saving program
Actions at the Biodôme
Actions at the Insectarium
Actions at the Botanical Garden
Eliminating bottled water
Charter of commitment
Sustainable development report
Citizen participation
Environment in danger
Biodiversity
What is biodiversity?
Endangered biodiversity
Habitat destruction
Overexploitation
Pollution
Invasive species
Climate change
What can we do?
Biodiversity at Space for Life
Community support
Further reading
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Fauna and flora at the Biodôme
Find an animal
Search for a plant
The Green Pages
ABCs of gardening
Fact sheets
Pesticide-free gardening
Control methods
Getting to know low-impact pesticides
Fertilizing your ornamental garden
Soil texture
Soil structure
pH
Organic matter
Living soil
Organic amendments
Mineral amendments
Plants’ nutrient requirements
Description of fertilizers
Fertilizing trees, shrubs and perennials
Fertilizing annuals
Overfertilizing
Foliar feeding
The golden rules for fertilizing
Vermicomposting
Plant nomenclature
Seed or stone?
Indoor plants
Indoor Plants – Fact sheets
General care of indoor plants
Light
Humidity, temperature and watering
Fertilizing
Repotting
Common growing problems
Caring for indoor plants in the wintertime
Bringing your plants indoors and outdoors
Buying a potted flowering plant
Propagating indoor plants
Air layering
Division, runners and foliar embryos
Sprouts and suckers
Propagating indoor plants using cuttings
Indoor plants and air quality
Terrarium
Container and materials
Preparation and planting
Choosing plants
Maintenance of the terrarium
Indoor bonsai
Indoor versus outdoor bonsai
Basic care
Selecting species
Growing orchids
Flowering and watering
Lighting and temperature
Relative humidity, fertilization and flower spike
Repotting and potting media
Easy-to-grow orchids
Growing problems
Pollinating orchids
Nectar
Pseudopollen and mobile parts
Mimicry and pseudocopulation
Colors, shapes and odours
Epiphytic cacti
Description of botanical genera
General care
Succulent plants
Watering and light
Temperature and fertilizing
Outdoors
Potting soil and repotting
Propagation of succulent plants
Pests and diseases
Most common growing problems
Cyclamen
Maintenance of the cyclamen
Encouraging your cyclamen to rebloom
Propagating cyclamen
Cyclamen pests and diseases
Caring for your cyclamen
Poinsettias
Legend
History
Caring for your poinsettia
Encouraging your poinsettia to rebloom
Poinsettia care by season
Pests and diseases
African violet
Light and temperature
Care
Potting soil, containers and repotting
Propagation of the African violet
Pests and diseases that affect African violets
Amaryllis
Datura and Brugmansia
Hydrangea
Diseases, pests and undesirable plants
Diseases, pests and undesirable plants - Fact sheets
Invasive exotic insects
Home Remedies: Alternatives to insecticides and fungicides
Ragweed or poison ivy?
Entomopathogenic nematodes
Scat! How to keep animals out of your flower and vegetable gardens
Tips for controlling dandelions, plantains and other undesirables
Learn to recognize poison ivy
Japanese knotweed
Trees and shrubs
Trees and shrubs – Fact sheets
Planting trees and shrubs
What to look for when choosing trees and shrubs
When to plant
Choosing, transporting and storing trees and shrubs
Planting your tree or shrub
Planting in poorly drained soil
Mulch
Protecting the trunk
Staking a tree
Watering and inspecting
Mulching, staking, pruning and fertilization
Winter protection
Glossary
Pruning ornamental trees and shrubs
Pruning techniques
Pruning deciduous trees
Pruning deciduous shrubs
Pruning evergreens
Pruning hedges
Pruning fruit trees
Young trees – formative pruning
Heading vs thinning
Mature trees
Neglected or damaged trees
Annual calendar
Cultivating hydrangeas
Growing requirements
Pruning
Types of hydrangeas
Lilacs
Growing lilacs
Pruning lilacs
Lilac enemies
Rhododendrons
Growing rhododendrons
Rhododendron maintenance
Cultivars or species
Diseases and pests
Roses
Choosing roses
Growing requirements
Types of roses
Planting
Pruning
Fertilization
Watering
Winter protection
Roses: Diseases and pests
Preventive growing practices
Recommended cultivars
The "Montréal" rose
Climbing plants
Types of growth
Care and planting
Watering and pruning
Selecting plants
Deciduous and coniferous trees in city gardens
Mistletoe
Holly
Growing oak trees from acorns
Growing ginkgo from seed
Diseased Russian olive trees
Flowering crabapple cultivars
Lichens and trees
Fall colours
Tree roots and building foundations
Grass and ground covers
Ground covers – Fact sheets
Guide to organic lawn care
Mowing the lawn
Watering the lawn
Soil structure and fertility
What is thatch?
Reseeding bare patches
Sparse lawn and weeds
Insects and diseases
Lawn calendar
Ground covers
Plants' needs
Planting
Maintenance of ground covers
Selecting species
Mosses
Annuals, perennials and bulbs
Perennials and annuals – Fact sheets
Bulbs
Hardy bulbs
Non-hardy bulbs
Camouflaging bulb leaves
Squirrels and bulbs
Perennials
Dividing perennials
Cutting back perennials
Cultivating alpine plants for rock gardens
Creating a rock garden
Selecting plants for a rock garden
Maintenance of alpine plants
Propagation of alpine plants
Growing hardy ferns
Hardy and vigorous ferns
Ferns to plant near water
Ferns for dry, shady areas
Evergreen ferns
Other species
Indoor seeding: Annuals and vegetables
Seeding 101
Seeding and planting periods
Seeding calendar for annual flowers
Lotus
How to grow
Uses
Catnip
Reactions
Animal and human
How to grow
Vegetables and herbs
Vegetables and herbs – Fact sheets
The vegetable garden
Location, dimensions and planning
Importance and preparation of the soil
Seedlings and planting
Maintenance of the vegetable garden
Vegetable selection
Harvesting seeds from a vegetable garden
Flower fertilization
Stages of manual fertilization
Cross-fertilizing plants
Self-fertilizing plants
Storage
Suppliers of heirloom seeds
Harvesting and drying decorative gourds
History of vegetable gardens in Québec
Pre-colonial era and New France
Evolution of landscaping
Modern vision of the vegetable garden
Edible flowers
Precautions and floral products
Uses
Harvest and storage
Recipes
Common edible flowers
Herbs
Growing tips
Caring, fertilizing and pests
Harvesting herbs
Growing herbs indoors
Saffron
Landscaping
Butterfly gardening
Knowing your environment
Nectar-producing plants
Host plants
Laying out your garden
Choosing the right plants
In my winter garden
Trees
Shrubs
Conifers
Herbaceous plants
Out-of-zone gardening
A garden full of fall colours
Perennials
Ornamental grasses
Trees and shrubs
A cutting garden
Cutting and maintaining cut flowers
Keeping cut flowers fresh
Cutting and air drying flowers
The language of flowers
Say it with flowers
Plants for shade gardens
How much shade you have
Disadvantages of your site
Conditions for maintenance and growth
Selecting the right plant for shade gardens
Plants and mushrooms from Québec
Mushrooms
The role of mushrooms in nature
Human uses and tips on collecting
Where and when to find mushrooms
To eat or not to eat?
Carnivorous plants
Nutrition
Types of traps
Evolution of carniverous plants
List of families and genera
Carnivorism and plants
Carnivorous plants of Québec
Sarracenia
Drosera
Pinguicula
Utricularia
Milkweed
Harlequin blue flag (Iris versicolor)
Bibliography and resources
Insects and other arthropods
What is an arthropod?
What is an insect?
A three-part body
How they eat
From egg to adult
Incomplete metamorphosis
Complete metamorphosis
Springtails
Myriapods
Spiders
Spiderwebs
Pseudoscorpions
Woodlice
Classification of insects
Scientific names
What is an order of insects?
Chart of the orders of insects
Valuable allies
Producers
Pollinators
Environmental quality indicators
A food source
Decomposers and tillers
Biological control agents
Studying insects
Observing insects
The ABCs of observing arthropods
When to observe them
Where to observe them
Planning your outing
Collecting insects
Insect boxes and drawers
Catching insects
Killing insects
Preserving specimens
Identifying specimens
Maintaining a collection
Buying insects
Raising insects
Creating an ant farm
Raising house crickets
Raising yellow mealworms
Raising praying mantids
Bees, wasps and bumble bees
Solitary bees and social bees
Honey bees
Bumble bees
Leafcutting bees
Alfalfa leafcutting bees
Social wasps and hornets
Spiders
How dangerous are spiders?
Controlling spiders
Tarantulas
Fishing spiders
Cobweb spiders
Western black widow spider
Ants
Diet of ants
Ants: Life in society
Ants in the house
Eliminate the queen to destroy the colony
Finding an ant nest
Prevention and control
Using boric acid-based bait
The ecological importance of ants
Carpenter ants
Pharaoh ants
Flies and mosquitoes
Fruit flies
Mosquitoes
Black flies
Butterflies, moths and caterpillars
Lichen moths
Virginia ctenucha
Isabella tiger moth
Tent caterpillars
Brush-footed butterflies
Great spangled fritillary
Painted lady
White admiral
Monarch
Mourning cloak
Question mark
Red admiral
Viceroy
Papilionidae
Black swallowtail
Canadian tiger swallowtail
Saturniidae
Luna moth
Polyphemus moth
Cecropia moth
Sphinx moths
Hummingbird moths
Modest sphinx moths
Stick insects
Scorpions
Singing insects
Cicadas
Crickets
House crickets
Aquatic insects
Water bugs
Giant water bug
Mayflies
Dragonflies
Green darners
Megaloptera
Dobsonfly
Caddisflies
Unwanted roommates
Cockroaches
Woodlice
Dermestidae
Larder beetles
How to control insects that live in foodstuffs
Yellow mealworms
Silverfish and firebrats
Pseudoscorpions
Centipedes
What to do about centipedes in the house?
The strangers around us
Jewel beetles
Leaf beetles
Lady beetles
Asian lady beetle
Springtails
Click beetles
Long-horned beetles
Asian longhorned beetles
Fireflies
Mantids
Praying mantids
Myriapods
Sap beetles
Earwigs
Aphids
Scarab beetles
European chafers
Arthropods and us
Insects and our health
Fleas
Head lice
Bed bugs
Interesting books and links
Search for an insect or an arthropod
Astronomy
Questions about astronomy
Monthly sky
The pocket planetarium
Ephemerides
Planets visible to the naked eye
Phases of the moon
Equinoxes and solstices
Astronomy resources on the Web
Astronomical events
December 21, 2012
Transit of Venus
Transit of Venus - June 2012
Transit of Venus - June 2004
The Mars hoax
Perseids
What is a shooting star?
The Perseids in 2011
Perseides in 2010
Perseides in 2009
Shooting stars
Partial solar eclipse, June 1, 2011
Comet Holmes
Transit of Mercury - November 2006
How to safely observe the Sun
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Ask our experts
Horticultural information service
Conditions for using the horticultural information service
Horticulture: the most popular questions
Identify a plant
Growing problems, diseases, insect pests
Horticultural advice, information about a plant
Entomological information service
Conditions for using the entomological information service
Entomologie: the most popular questions
Identify an insect
Concern about your health or have problems in or around your home
Donations of animals, insects and plants
Donations of animals
Donations of insects
Donations of plants
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Environmental tips
Reducing our impact on forests
Reducing paper consumption
Reusing paper
Recycling paper
Reducing waste and water pollution
Reducing water consumption
Reusing water
Reducing water pollution
Measuring our impact on the environment
Lectures
Roland Lehoucq
Dominique Rankin
Sabrina Krief
Pascal Picq
Trinh Xuan Thuan
Pierre Rabhi
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Picture and video gallery
Conditions for using images
Links
Useful links in astronomy
Useful links in entomology
Useful links in horticulture and botany
Useful links in ecology and biology
Botanical Garden library
Montréal Botanical Garden slide library
Explore the splendours of the sky
Monthly Sky
Discover what you can see in the sky this month.
Get involved
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My garden
My Space for Life Garden program
Certification
Why participate?
Biodiversity garden
Monarch oasis
Bird garden
Gardening tips
Basic principles of organic gardening
Creating your biodiversity garden
Creating your monarch oasis
Creating your bird garden
Frequently Asked Questions – My Garden
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Friends of Space for Life
Friends of the Montréal Biodôme
Friends of the Insectarium
Contact information and board of directors
Friends of the Montréal Botanical Garden
Montréal Planetarium Astronomy Society
Affiliated societies of the Botanical Garden
Space for Life Foundation
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Support Space for Life
Be a volunteer
Make a donation
Become a partner or a sponsor
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Participatory science
SEM'AIL
Background
Some basic concepts
The wild leek in danger
Reducing the impact of harvesting
Seeding how-tos
The ABCs of sowing
Seeding methods
Transplanting, a risky operation
Further reading
Support the Space for Life
Space for Life Foundation
Would you like to participate in the advancement of natural science and scientific culture? Get people interested in environmental issues?
Kids and teachers
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Plan a school trip
School group rates
Supervising students
Financial assistance for schools
Terms and conditions
Educational activities
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Educational tools
Complementary activities
Garden's classroom kits
Monarchs Without Borders kit
School newsletter
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Teacher training sessions
Day camps
Find a day camp
Biodôme and Planetarium terms and conditions
Botanical Garden and Insectarium terms and conditions
Zero waste objective
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Kidspace
Nature missions
Astro-Kids
Astro-Kids activities
Astronomy glossary
Astro-Jeunes collection
Astronomy references
Youth Gardens
Have fun learning!
Educational activities
Lots of educational activities are available for teachers who would like to spend a rewarding day with their students at one of our four museums.
Scientific research
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Research and conservation at Space for Life
Science at the Biodôme
Overview of research
Biodôme research team
Andrée Nault
Claire Vasseur
Jacques Dancosse
Nathalie R. Le François
Robert Davidson
Robert Vaillancourt
Facilities
Research projects
Support for collection maintenance operations
Ecology of species and habitats
Sustainable development
Urban animal problems
Conservation projects
Breeding western chorus frogs
Conservation of the northern Map Turtle in the Montréal area
Acoustic surveillance network of bats in Québec
Conservation of the hyacinth Macaw
Conservation of the Golden Lion Tamarin
Conservation of the Copper Redhorse
Conservation and restoration of Wild Leek in Québec
Conservation and restoration of North American Ginseng
Scientific publications
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Science at the Botanical Garden
Overview of research
Botanical Garden research team
Alain Cogliastro
Alain Cuerrier
Marc St-Arnaud
Michel Labrecque
Simon Joly
Stéphanie Pellerin
Research themes
Managing plant collections
Plant acquisition
Exchanges
Purchases
Donations
Harvests
Montréal Botanical Garden index seminum
Research flash
Green walls along the roads?
Short rotation intensive cultivation of willows
Rescuing false hop sedge
Aristida basiramea
Plant watch
Emergency conservation project
About the Project
Team and partners
Code of ethics
Process and methodology
Selection of species
Achievements
Seed bank
Biodiversity Trail
Biodiversity
Why conserve plants?
Convention on biological diversity
Conservation in the botanical gardens of the world
Botanic Gardens Conservation International
Botanical gardens and conservation
Canadian Botanical Gardens consortium for biodiversity
Other organizations for plant life
Conservation at the Montréal Botanical Garden
Past achievements
Managing collections
Rare Québec plants at the Botanical Garden
Useful links
Emergency Conservation bibliography
Scientific publications
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Science at the Insectarium
The role of the Insectarium's scientific collections
History of entomological collections
Orientations for the development of scientific collections
Preventive conservation program for scientific collections
What do our scientific collections contain?
Insect database
Lists of species for the main collection groups
Brother Laliberté's historic collection of lepidoptera
Info-Muse data base
Type specimens of scientific collections
Accessible collections
Access and consultation
Loans of specimens for scientific research
Donations of specimens to the Montréal Insectarium
List by donor of entomological collections and specimens
Advancing entomological knowledge
Insectarium associate researchers/entomologists
Research orientations and scientific contributions
Scientific publications
Other scientific collections
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The Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centre
Our institutions’ expertise
Research and conservation at Space for Life
Their extensive live and naturalized collections, their educational capacities and their scientific research all contribute to the unique character of our museums.
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Aphidius
Aphidoletes
Arawana
Arctic char
Atlantic cod
Atlantic halibut
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