Valuing the ordinary: bugs, weeds and seagulls
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September 18, 2024
The natural world around us is a lot more diversified than we might think. And yet, most of us are familiar with very few of the species living in...Read more
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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
The problem with honey bees
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March 20, 2024
Who’s never heard of the honey bee? Scientists call it Apis mellifera , which translates as “honey-bearing bee.” Also known by the names European...Read more
Today, I see insects (through my heart’s eyes)
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August 23, 2023
It’s surprising, but when I was little, I was afraid of insects… I understand. I had a phobia about spiders. And in Colombia, where I grew up, they’...Read more
The 15-pace rule revisited
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August 9, 2023
The 15-pace rule was conceived in 2018 by Larry Hodgson, the Laidback Gardener. This is a gardening philosophy that encourages intervention only when...Read more
Nocturnal insects under the Insectarium’s watchful eye
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July 12, 2023
AMI : artificial intelligence in an insect trap Maxim Larrivée, director of the Insectarium de Montréal, and myself, an entomological assistant at...Read more
Safeguarding pollinators: a priority for Montréal!
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July 5, 2023
Last December, in the wake of COP15, the city of Montréal developed a new pollinator protection plan titled Montréal: Promoting Biodiversity by...Read more
The Biosphère, at the heart of the flyway of migratory birds
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June 7, 2023
Parc Jean-Drapeau, the setting for the Biosphère, is an ideal place to observe migrating birds in the spring and in the fall, especially for early...Read more
Do we really have to let dandelions grow?
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May 9, 2023
Dandelions have been making a major comeback in recent years. After a long period of being snubbed, the common dandelion ( Taraxacum officinale ) now...Read more
Community science: hitting three targets with one stone
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May 2, 2023
Community science is gaining in popularity! The number of scientific projects allowing anyone at all to get involved has exploded in the last few...Read more
