Are there really more mosquitoes this year?
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July 26, 2017
It’s hard to say whether there are more mosquitos from one year to the next or from one area to the other. Logically the population would have to be...Read more
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A tri-national blitz for the monarch
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July 19, 2017
The goal of the International Monarch Monitoring Blitz? To take a simultaneous image of the state of monarch populations in Canada. This year, two...Read more
Caterpillars under the big top!
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June 5, 2017
In the spring it’s not unusual to see great big tangles of white webs in the trees. Everyone has an idea about what’s behind these constructions. A...Read more
Stéphane Le Tirant, the gentleman collector
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March 22, 2017
Elytrimitatrix charpentierae , Viracocha limogesi , Pseudocometes harrisoni – these are scientific names that belong to beetles. But they have...Read more
A difficult decision: the end of Monarchs Without Borders
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December 8, 2016
The Monarchs Without Borders breeding program is without question one of the Insectarium’s most exciting educational adventures. Since 1994, amateur...Read more
Mission Monarch, more than a simple project!
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July 29, 2016
Let’s go looking for monarch eggs and caterpillars, and contribute to research on the mythical migratory butterfly! Daphné Laurier Montpetit,...Read more
Face-to-face with a researcher: Maxim Larrivée
English
June 28, 2016
Behind the scenes at our institutions, there are all kinds of individuals who cultivate the art of understanding and caring for our live collections...Read more
A brand new way to help the monarch
English
June 8, 2016
Despite the upsurge in migratory populations noted last winter, saving the monarch is not a sure thing at this point. In the face of the threat, the...Read more
Springtime insects wake up
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April 29, 2016
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
Gentle or devastating light? The impact of urban light on nocturnal insects
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September 10, 2015
Darkness has given way, over the great evolution of human beings, to nocturnal landscapes of manmade light. Those lights provide humans with safety...Read more
