Entomology Internet Resources

Places to Start: Lists, Gateways, and Links

Entomology Index of Internet Resources - Web Sites Iowa State University
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/list/
(huge list and gateway to the majority of entomology resources on the internet - very comprehensive, great links - connects to almost all other major entomological sites)

Entomology on the WWW
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Entomology/
(list and gateway to many entomological sites on the internet. Not as colorful or complete as Iowa State)

Fon's Bug World
http://www.sirius.com/~fonzilla/insect.htm
(many links to other entomological sites and to insect pictures - the homepage is strange but information and pictures are worth the stop)

Iowa State University
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~entomology/
(main features pertain to the Entomology Dept.'s programs, but there is a link to the use of insects as food that includes recipes)

University of Kentucky - Entomology Youth Facts
http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/ythfacts/entyouth.htm
(a site designed for teachers, 4-H'ers and anyone interested in insects that has great information and ideas on insects)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
http://www.life.uiuc.edu/Entomology/home.html
(insect drawings and links to other entomology related resources and information)

Web Lift to any Taxon of Organism
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/taxaform.html
(web lift to information on any organism by scientific name and common name)

Yahoo List of Entomology Sites
http://www.yahoo.com/Science/Biology/Zoology/Animals__Insects__and_Pets/Insects/
(assorted list of entomological sites on the internet)

More Specific URLs

Entomology on the Internet
http://members.aol.com/dinarda/ant/ento.htm
(a good site for colorful information on entomology with an emphasis on ants and contains great links and pictures)

Ant Exhibition: Living with Ants
http://133.25.20.32/Harvard/ANT_MC2.html
(a tour through the Harvard University Museum of Natural History including pictures and detailed descriptions of the life history of ants)

Ant Lions and Lacewings
The Antlion Pit - a doodlebug anthology
www.antlionpit.com
(everything you would want to know about antlions including culture, art, mythology, and more)

Neuroweb
http://entowww.tamu.edu/research/nruropterida/neuroweb.html
(information on the order Neuroptera and links to other sites)

Bees
Gears - Bee Information
http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/
(contains information on current research at the Carl Haden Bee Research Center and a variety of information and pictures on many species of bees)

Beekeeping
http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jlks/bee.html
(information an keeping bees from the University of Washington)

Beetles
Glowworms
http://www.rfhsm.ac.uk:81/golly/glowworm.html
(pictures and description of firefly larvae and adults)

Butterflies:
Monarch Watch
http://www.MonarchWatch.org
(a network of students, teachers, and researchers interested in investigating and monitoring the annual migration of Monarch butterflies. E-mail: monarch@falcon.cc.ukans.edu)

Butterflies of the United States
http://www.npsc.nbs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/bflyusa.htm
(information and distribution maps of American butterflies)

The Butterfly Web Site
http://mgfx.com/butterfly
(information on butterflies and butterfly gardening)

Crickets and Grasshoppers
The Orthopterists Society
http://www.viceroy.eeb.uconn/OS_Homepage
(information on the society and Orthroptera, great links to more entomology on the www)

Cockroaches
Cockroach World
http://www.nj.com/yucky/roaches/index.html
(a fun site with a wide range of information on cockroaches)

Hissers/Blattodea Culture Group
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~gjlramel/roach.html
(general information, rearing instructions, pictures and links to other roach sites)

Dragonflies
British Dragonfly Society
http://www.rfhsm.ac.uk:81/golly/bds.html
(information on dragonflies and links to many organizations and clubs)

Dragonflies
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~gjlramel/odonata.html
(information on dragonflies and damselflies and links to other related sites on the web)

Flies
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~gjlramel/diptera.html
(great information on all of the major fly families with many links to other sites with more information)

Mantids
Mantid Home Page
http://ns9000.furman.edu/~dksargen/PM.htm
(great pictures of mantids, rearing information, good leads for general information, and insect stories and facts)

Mosquitos
New Jersey Mosquitoes
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~insects/njmos.htm
(wonderful section on mosquito biology and sections on diseases vectored by mosquitoes)

Insects as Food
Fun Insect Ideas
http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/ythfacts/bugfood1.htm
(creative cooking to simulate eating insects i.e. using raisins or nuts in food)

Dr. Frog's Recipe Page
http://frog.simplenet.com/froggy/recipes.shtml
(cultural foods from around the world that use insects)

Insect Recipes
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/Misc/insectsasfood.html
(collection of insect recipes)

Archi McPhee Edibles
http://www.mcphee.com/edibles/index.html
(a fun site with insect candies and other interesting things sold through the McPhee catalog)

More Insect Recipes
http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/ythfacts/bugfood2.htm
(more insect recipes)

General Insect Information

Book of Insect Records
http://gnv.ifas.ufl.edu/~tjw/recbk.htm
(detailed facts on insect feats and records)

Creepy Crawlies Bibliography
http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/itl/1/creepy/index.html
(a bibliography of entomology books for a variety of ages compiled by H. Mifflin)

Cultural Entomology Digest
http://www.insects.org
(a collection of current projects and educational materials with lots of articles on insects in human culture including a bibliography)

Entomation
http://members.aol.com/entomation/entomation.html
(entomation clip art for the computer)

Insect Drawings
http://www.life.uiuc.edu/Entomology/insectgifs.html
(excellent pictures and drawings of insects that were used as teaching tools at the University of Illinois Department of entomology 50-60 years ago, historical and great for teaching about insects)

Popular Classics in Entomology
http://www.Colostate.edu/Depts/Entomology/readings.html
(a bibliography of nontechnical books on the natural history of insects and the personal experiences of the entomologists who work on them)

Young Entomologists' Society, Inc.
http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/YES/YES.html
(includes information about the club as well as interesting ideas and links to other sites). Address: 1915 Peggy Place, Lansing MI 48910-2553; Phone/fax: 517-887-0499 E-mail: YESbugs@aol.com

Other Arthropods
American Tarantula Society Home Page
http://concentric.net/~Dmartin/ats/index.shtml
(information on ATS and basic care for tarantulas)

Scorpion du jour
http://wrbu.si.edu/www/stockwell/du_jour/scorpion_du_jourt.html
(information and pictures of scorpions; scorpion-enthusiast mailing list)

Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute
http://www.azstarnet.com/~sasi/
(information on SASI and arthropods of the Sonoran Desert detailed with lots of pictures and a nature trail)