The importance of forests for the monarch butterfly's survival
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March 19, 2026
Every year, the monarch populations of eastern North America spend the winter in central Mexico. And if the monarch travels more than 4,000...Read more
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When insects make themselves at home
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September 24, 2025
Love it or loathe it, fall is slowly setting in. Soon the trees will be bursting into color, and some birds will be taking off for the south...Read more
What’s the deal with social wasps and hornets in Québec?
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August 27, 2025
High temperatures directly affect insects, which depend on temperature to become active. As soon as conditions are favorable, they reappear around us...Read more
A frog insect – really?
English
June 11, 2025
The frog-legged leaf beetle , or Sagra femorata , is a beetle,* measuring roughly three centimeters, boasts fabulous iridescent colors: blue, green,...Read more
Springtime insects wake up
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April 30, 2025
It’s a real treat, as soon as the days start to get warmer, to see a butterfly on the wing or spot a ladybug leaving its hiding place. There’s no...Read more
Living in peace with stinging and biting insects
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April 2, 2025
In Québec, stinging and biting insects like mosquitoes , midges, black flies and horseflies are impossible to avoid in the summer season. A lot of...Read more
Let’s hear it for paleontology!
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February 12, 2025
I’ve always been fascinated by biodiversity and the evolution of species, including those who shared their existence with dinosaurs. Discovering a...Read more
Why save the monarch butterfly?
English
July 31, 2024
Across North America, considerable resources are being invested in protecting the monarch butterfly, the migratory populations of which have dropped...Read more
How long until Québec has an official emblem insect?
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June 26, 2024
Emblems play a crucial role in representing ideas, concepts – even people – by way of symbols. They bolster the sense of belonging to a group and...Read more
A first breeding farm for leaf insects in Indonesia
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April 17, 2024
Nowadays, the world has hundreds of butterfly aviaries. These are home to chrysalides that come from breeding farms located in Central and South...Read more
