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Their extensive live and naturalized collections, their educational capacities and their scientific research all contribute to the unique character of our museums.
This year, extreme heat came early. Since insects depend on the temperature to become active, they’re already very busy around us. That’s especially...Read more
Pollinators are essential for our vegetable gardens, boosting the production of a number of our favorite fruits and vegetables in a significant way...Read more
Community science programs are of great importance for research in conservation, especially in the case of the monarch butterfly. Nevertheless, it is...Read more
The frog-legged leaf beetle, or Sagra femorata , is an example of the many species that will be on display at the new Insectarium. This magnificent...Read more
Written on January 17, 2014 Winter’s coming on fast. The trees are losing their leaves, the temperatures are dropping, and then there’s the daily...Read more
If Noah’s Ark was home to two examples from every animal species on Earth, one-quarter of its passengers would have been beetles: Coleoptera . The...Read more
On August 24 and 25, the Insectarium team invites the entire family to an exceptionnal event. Get out the drums and the trumpets, coz it’s party time...Read more
Decomposing organisms are essential for the functioning of our ecosystems, because they make the energy and nutrients immobilized in dead matter...Read more
We’re talking about it and seeing it more and more: insect populations are collapsing. The thing is, in being eaten and feeding other organisms,...Read more
Without our being aware of it, insects and other arthropods regulate our environment on a daily basis. Some visit flowers for nectar or pollen, while...Read more