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Insects of West Virginia - Thumbnail galleries assist in identification. Species pages typically include several photographs, plus life history information. This growing site currently focuses on Beetles, Dragonflies, Damselflies, Cicadas, Leafhoppers, Planthoppers, and Treehoppers.
Macro photo gallery - Macro photo gallery of insects, spiders and other arthropods.
Maine Forest Service Insect Collection - 54,000 specimens. Primarily specimens collected during MFS field work and serves as a reference collection of Maine forest insects.
Bee Removal in Sacramento - We do live bee removal and relocation of bees in the Sacramento Valley and Bay Area of California.
Colorado potato beetle bibliography - Over 700 references of peer-reviewed English-language publications on various aspects of the Colorado potato beetle biology and management. The references can be browsed by category or searched using keywords.
Colorado potato beetle website - Website dedicated to the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say). Includes information on beetle biology, pest status, history, management options, insecticide resistance, as well as a searchable bibliography containing over 700 peer-reviewed English-language publications.
World Catalog of Sphaeroceridae (Diptera) - Includes all taxa described in the family from 1800 to 2000. 1,344 valid species group taxa and 124 genus-group taxa. World bibliography with 1,386 references (including biological, ecological, etc. references). Authors: ROHÁČEK, J.; MARSHALL, S.A.; NORRBOM, A.L.; BUCK, M.; QUIROS, D.I. & SMITH, I. Print version published 2001 by Slezské Zemské Muzeum, Opava, 414 pp.
Carabidae of the World - Database of Carabidae of the World, taxonomy, sinonimy, distribution, filter by country, pdf-library, image gallery, photo of type material, forum.
Eversmannia - Entomological Research in Russia and adjacent regions - A Russian-language entomological journal, some issues are available in pdf format.
Brown Recluse Spider - information, pictures and links - Information about the brown recluse spider and its ecology. The site is of scientific nature focusing on information from peer reviewed sources.

Insect Vectors, Plant Disease, by Content Type

Bibliographies

Bibliography of Tobacco and Silverleaf Whitefly - searchable and downloadable
Tephritid Worker Database - TWD is a directory of tephritid fruit fly researchers and plant protection officers in the world, providing expertise on species and speciality field, and recent publications, bibliographic references, news, directories, meetings, and projects.
TYMBAL - the Auchenorrhyncha website. Cicadas, spittlebugs, leafhoppers, treehoppers and planthoppers.

CD-ROM

BugMatch Grapes - for grape production in Australia and New Zealand. Keys for diagnosing diseases and pests, fact sheets
Forest Insects and Their Damage - images from the Southern Forest Insect Work Conference Slide Series [The Southern Extension and Research Activity-Information Exchange Group-12 SERA-IEG-12)]. Images may be used freely for non-profit educational purposes when accompanied by an appropriate copyright notice.
Forest Pests of North America - integrated pest management PhotoCD series. Three hundred (300) images in Kodak Photo CD format that can be used to support and assist the implementation of forest IPM in the North America.
Hforest - Hypermedia Forest Insect and Disease Knowledgebase and Diagnosis.
Pests in and Around the Home - Knowledgebase of pests of humans, pets, structures, lawns and landscapes. CD-ROM contains information on pest biology, life cycle, identification keys, distribution, damage, and management. Hundreds of color photographs. HTML version works on Mac or PCs. Version 2.0.

Databases

Featured Creatures - A continuously growing Florida Web site providing detailed information on description, distribution, damage, and management (if necessary) of various Florida organisms (insects, spiders, mites, snails, nematodes, etc.) as well as scientific references, links to recommended pesticides and more. Over 350 publications with thousands of color photographs and line drawings.

Directories

Tephritid Worker Database - - TWD is a directory of tephritid fruit fly researchers and plant protection officers in the world, providing expertise on species and speciality field, and recent publications, bibliographic references, news, directories, meetings, and projects.

Image Galleries

Forest Insects and Their Damage - - images from the Southern Forest Insect Work Conference Slide Series [The Southern Extension and Research Activity-Information Exchange Group-12 SERA-IEG-12)]. Images may be used freely for non-profit educational purposes when accompanied by an appropriate copyright notice.
Forest Pests of North America - - integrated pest management PhotoCD series. Three hundred (300) images in Kodak Photo CD format that can be used to support and assist the implementation of forest IPM in the North America.

Integrated Pest Management

BugMatch Grapes - - for grape production in Australia and New Zealand. Keys for diagnosing diseases and pests, fact sheets
Featured Creatures - - A continuously growing Florida Web site providing detailed information on description, distribution, damage, and management (if necessary) of various Florida organisms (insects, spiders, mites, snails, nematodes, etc.) as well as scientific references, links to recommended pesticides and more. Over 350 publications with thousands of color photographs and line drawings.
Pests in and Around the Home - - Knowledgebase of pests of humans, pets, structures, lawns and landscapes. CD-ROM contains information on pest biology, life cycle, identification keys, distribution, damage, and management. Hundreds of color photographs. HTML version works on Mac or PCs. Version 2.0.
Xylella fastidiosa - University of California-Berkely. Plant diseases caused by the insect-transmitted bacterium Xylella fastidiosa. Included are descriptions of the diseases by geography and plant host, vectors and transmission, news, contacts, and references.

Keys

BugMatch Grapes - - - for grape production in Australia and New Zealand. Keys for diagnosing diseases and pests, fact sheets
Illustrated Key to the Economically Important Leafhoppers of Australia - (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Meetings and Conferences

TYMBAL - - the Auchenorrhyncha website. Cicadas, spittlebugs, leafhoppers, treehoppers and planthoppers.

General

Plant and Insect Parasitic Nematodes - at University of Nebraska-Lincoln