A do-it-yourself insect hotel
English
June 23, 2015
In any type of garden – flower, vegetable – insects our are allies. Honeybees, bumblebees and butterflies perform pollination, while predators, which...Read more
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Processionary caterpillars in Québec: a false rumor
English
June 15, 2015
Every year for a few years the arrival of warmer weather has given new life to a false rumor, one that, with the help of social media, is gradually...Read more
Face to face with an entomologist: Pierre Veilleux
English
April 2, 2015
Behind the scenes at our institutions there are all kinds of people working to understand and care for our live collections. These short video clips...Read more
Angangueo, or a dream come true
English
March 24, 2015
November 29, 2014. Mexico. It’s finally true. I’m on the way to that mythical place, the alpine forest that, from time immemorial, has been welcoming...Read more
When the sun says hello to butterflies
English
February 19, 2015
The Sun is synonymous with life on Earth. Its rays are a source of heat and energy, and they enable photosynthesis, a process that lies at the basis...Read more
Monarch butterfly: is the glass half empty or half full?
English
February 3, 2015
The eagerly awaited figures came out last week. The monarch population in eastern North America went up by 69 percent compared to last year. There...Read more
Gift of an incredible collection of hawk moths to the Montréal Insectarium
English
January 29, 2015
Recently the Insectarium received the Sphingidae collection of Mr. Thierry Vaglia, a research associate at the Montréal Insectarium. This donation of...Read more
For spiders, Halloween lasts just a little while!
English
November 7, 2014
In this black and orange period, spiders, just like pumpkins, entertain us. Their webs adorn our houses, their big eyes scare us, their hairy feet...Read more
Noctuids: the winged ghosts of the Jardin botanique
English
October 10, 2014
Of the 2,700 butterflies found in Québec, over 95 percent are what are known as moths. These nocturnal butterflies, contrary to popular belief, can...Read more
A European butterfly in Québec
English
September 26, 2014
The peacock is a magnificent butterfly that until very recently couldn’t be seen in Québec except at exhibitions or in books on entomology. In the...Read more
