Categories
Biology, Ecology and Behavior, by Taxonomic Group
Blattodea (cockroaches)
- 3-D Insects - Virtual models of insects using the virtual reality modeling language.
- Allpet Roaches - Cockroaches of the world. Rearing information. Photographs of many species
- Blattodea Culture Group - The BCG was originally formed in 1986 with the aim of encouraging the study of world cockroaches. Its full colour journal, Cockroach Studies, publishes contributions ranging from non-technical articles about how to rear cockroaches in captivity, reports on collecting trips, etc; to more scientific papers about the biology, ecology and taxonomy of cockroaches.
- BugGuide.Net - community site with user-submitted images for identification, information on insect groups
- Cockroach Home Page - by Joseph Kunkel. Includes cockroach FAQ
- The Cockroach Forum - Discussion forum about cockroaches.
- The International Database on Insect Disinfestation and Sterilization - IDIDAS provides information on disinfestation and sterilization of arthropod species, with dosage levels and conditions, efficacy and references. For researchers, phytosanotary regulators, plant protection services and SIT facility and food irradiation operations personnel.
Coleoptera (beetles)
- 3-D Insects - - Virtual models of insects using the virtual reality modeling language.
- Beetle Science - Virtual labs, virtual beetles, videos, carbon dust illustrations, and interactive science features.
- BugGuide.Net - - community site with user-submitted images for identification, information on insect groups
- Buprestis - newsletter about jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) edited by Chuck Bellamy
- Calodema Website of Dr TJ Hawkeswood - Website provides free PDF files of TJ Hawkeswood and his co-workers biological research.
- Family Scarabaeidae - scarab beetle information, rearing manual, suggested reading
- Goliathus - Goliath beetles, some of the largest beetles on earth.
- Nicrophorus Central - for all those whose research involves nicrophorine species (burying beetles) (Coleoptera: Silphidae: Nicrophorinae). Taxonomy, photo gallery.
- Pleasing Fungus Beetles of North America (Erotylidae) - an introduction to the family, with ecological information, illustrations, and keys to the North American genera
- The Firefly Files - from Ohio State University. Fireflies/lightning bugs/glowworms are really beetles.
- The International Database on Insect Disinfestation and Sterilization - - IDIDAS provides information on disinfestation and sterilization of arthropod species, with dosage levels and conditions, efficacy and references. For researchers, phytosanotary regulators, plant protection services and SIT facility and food irradiation operations personnel.
- The World of Jewel Beetles - (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
- Tiger Beetles of North Dakota - biology, morphology, checklist and key
Collembola (springtails)
Dermaptera (earwigs)
- BugGuide.Net - - - - community site with user-submitted images for identification, information on insect groups
- Earwig Research Centre - The website contains the most complete collection of checklists, photographs and drawings and an almost complete literature database on the Dermaptera, the earwigs. It is designed to help identification of specimens in any region of the world. By Fabian Haas, ICIPE Nairobi
Diptera (flies)
- 3-D Insects - - - Virtual models of insects using the virtual reality modeling language.
- BugGuide.Net - - - - - community site with user-submitted images for identification, information on insect groups
- Calodema Website of Dr TJ Hawkeswood - - Website provides free PDF files of TJ Hawkeswood and his co-workers biological research.
- Chironomidae-L - topics related to chironomids (Diptera:Chironomidae). Researchers and students can exchange news, ideas and requests on all aspects of chironomid biology. To subscribe send e-mail to majordomo@cf.ac.uk with subscribe chironomidae-L in the body of the message
- FlyView and FlyMove - a Drosophila image database, movies of developmental processes
- The International Database on Insect Disinfestation and Sterilization - - - IDIDAS provides information on disinfestation and sterilization of arthropod species, with dosage levels and conditions, efficacy and references. For researchers, phytosanotary regulators, plant protection services and SIT facility and food irradiation operations personnel.
Ephemeroptera (mayflies)
- BugGuide.Net - - - - - - community site with user-submitted images for identification, information on insect groups
Grylloblattodea (rock crawlers)
Hemiptera (true bugs)
- BugGuide.Net - - - - - - - community site with user-submitted images for identification, information on insect groups
- Calodema Website of Dr TJ Hawkeswood - - - Website provides free PDF files of TJ Hawkeswood and his co-workers biological research.
- The International Database on Insect Disinfestation and Sterilization - - - - IDIDAS provides information on disinfestation and sterilization of arthropod species, with dosage levels and conditions, efficacy and references. For researchers, phytosanotary regulators, plant protection services and SIT facility and food irradiation operations personnel.
Homoptera (aphids, scale insects, leafhoppers, cicadas)
- BugGuide.Net - - - - - - - - community site with user-submitted images for identification, information on insect groups
- Calodema Website of Dr TJ Hawkeswood - - - - Website provides free PDF files of TJ Hawkeswood and his co-workers biological research.
- Kids' Cicada Hunt - follow two young brothers as they hunt for cicada nymphs, watch cicadas shed their skins, discover cicada predators, and try to solve cicada mysteries.
- The International Database on Insect Disinfestation and Sterilization - - - - - IDIDAS provides information on disinfestation and sterilization of arthropod species, with dosage levels and conditions, efficacy and references. For researchers, phytosanotary regulators, plant protection services and SIT facility and food irradiation operations personnel.
Hymenoptera (wasps, ants, bees)
- 3-D Insects - - - - Virtual models of insects using the virtual reality modeling language.
- BeeBase - the honey bee genome database
- BugGuide.Net - - - - - - - - - community site with user-submitted images for identification, information on insect groups
- Calodema Website of Dr TJ Hawkeswood - - - - - Website provides free PDF files of TJ Hawkeswood and his co-workers biological research.
- Myrmecology - the scientific study of ants. Habitat, biology, image gallery, and recommended reading
- The Ants of Cachoeira Nature Reserve - by Jochen H. Bihn. Information on ecology and taxonomy of ants from Cachoeira Nature Reserve, Brazil.
- The International Database on Insect Disinfestation and Sterilization - - - - - - IDIDAS provides information on disinfestation and sterilization of arthropod species, with dosage levels and conditions, efficacy and references. For researchers, phytosanotary regulators, plant protection services and SIT facility and food irradiation operations personnel.
Isoptera (termites)
- 3-D Insects - - - - - Virtual models of insects using the virtual reality modeling language.
- BugGuide.Net - - - - - - - - - - community site with user-submitted images for identification, information on insect groups
Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths)
- BugGuide.Net - - - - - - - - - - - community site with user-submitted images for identification, information on insect groups
- Butterflies and Moths - biology and ecology of butterflies and moths with basic information about differences between the two, hearing, communication
- Calodema Website of Dr TJ Hawkeswood - - - - - - Website provides free PDF files of TJ Hawkeswood and his co-workers biological research.
- Lepidoptera Larvae (caterpillars) of Australia - images, biology, behavior and life history of over 1300 species, both butterflies and moths
- The Butterfly Site - butterfly topics including rearing information, childrens' activities, images
- The International Database on Insect Disinfestation and Sterilization - - - - - - - IDIDAS provides information on disinfestation and sterilization of arthropod species, with dosage levels and conditions, efficacy and references. For researchers, phytosanotary regulators, plant protection services and SIT facility and food irradiation operations personnel.
- The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera - available in PDF
Mantodea (mantids)
- 3-D Insects - - - - - - Virtual models of insects using the virtual reality modeling language.
- BugGuide.Net - - - - - - - - - - - - community site with user-submitted images for identification, information on insect groups
Mecoptera (scorpionflies and hangingflies)
Neuroptera (lacewings, ant lions, dobsonflies)
Odonata (dragonflies, damselflies)
- BugGuide.Net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - community site with user-submitted images for identification, information on insect groups
- Calodema Website of Dr TJ Hawkeswood - - - - - - - - Website provides free PDF files of TJ Hawkeswood and his co-workers biological research.
Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets)
- 3-D Insects - - - - - - - Virtual models of insects using the virtual reality modeling language.
- BugGuide.Net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - community site with user-submitted images for identification, information on insect groups
- The International Database on Insect Disinfestation and Sterilization - - - - - - - - IDIDAS provides information on disinfestation and sterilization of arthropod species, with dosage levels and conditions, efficacy and references. For researchers, phytosanotary regulators, plant protection services and SIT facility and food irradiation operations personnel.
Phasmida (stick insects)
- BugGuide.Net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - community site with user-submitted images for identification, information on insect groups
- Phasmid Study Group - studying stick insects
Plecoptera (stoneflies)
Psocoptera (psocids)
- BugGuide.Net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - community site with user-submitted images for identification, information on insect groups
Siphonaptera (fleas)
- 3-D Insects - - - - - - - - Virtual models of insects using the virtual reality modeling language.
- Fleas - (Siphonaptera) taxonomy, morphology, distribution, host-association and ecology, scanning electron micrographs. Hosted by Zoological Institute (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Thysanoptera (thrips)
- The International Database on Insect Disinfestation and Sterilization - - - - - - - - - IDIDAS provides information on disinfestation and sterilization of arthropod species, with dosage levels and conditions, efficacy and references. For researchers, phytosanotary regulators, plant protection services and SIT facility and food irradiation operations personnel.
- ThripsNet - checklist, keys, biology, collection. Martin Luther University of Halle, Wittenberg, Germany
Trichoptera (caddisflies)
- BugGuide.Net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - community site with user-submitted images for identification, information on insect groups
General
- Bugs In Cyberspace - Pictures and information for various North American backyard bugs, and guides for keeping them in captivity.
- Insect Drawings - drawn as a Works Progress Administration project during the Great Depression. From University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
- Invertebrate Conservation Trust - dedicated to the conservation of invertebrates in Europe and worldwide
- Science Snoops - The Monarch Case - Students play the role of new researchers as they work to solve each life science mystery case as part of a team of real and virtual scientists. Virtual co-workers are portrayed by actors who interact with the student to give information, assign work, and give feedback on students' performance.
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