Researcher anecdotes: butterflies at the peak
English
July 22, 2022
All his life, Kevin Gauthier has followed the tracks of insects with an unrelenting passion. Today a master’s student–researcher, he shows me around...Read more
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The importance of forests for the monarch butterfly's survival
English
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
The Insectarium’s Nomenclature Committee: providing a name for each insect
English
March 16, 2026
At this point in time, the estimate is that about one million species of insect are known and described planetwide 1 . A scientific name is given to...Read more
Insects on the menu
English
March 3, 2026
Two billion people in the world eat insects. Not out of necessity, but because they want to! In Québec, entomophagy, the fact of consuming insects,...Read more
Steal Valentine’s ideas from insects!
English
February 9, 2026
For the holiday of love, we all look for ideas to impress the object of our affections. Delightful presents, enticing perfumes, delicate attention:...Read more
Insect well-being: an ethical charter at the Insectarium
English
November 26, 2025
Our society is becoming increasingly sensitive to animal well-being. The Insectarium team is no exception to this trend and has decided to adopt a...Read more
People making Mission Monarch shine!
English
October 8, 2025
At Espace pour la vie, it’s part of our DNA to celebrate involvement in community-science projects like Mission Monarch. In this article we yield the...Read more
When insects make themselves at home
English
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?
English
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
Flash or Mission? Understanding the two types of data at Mission Monarch
English
August 20, 2025
In participatory science, every observation counts. But not all data have the same ecological value. At Mission Monarch, a community science program...Read more
