Iowa State Entomology Index of Internet Resources

Quantitative Ecology, by Taxonomic Group

Diptera (flies)

• Fruit Flies of New South Wales

Hymenoptera (wasps, ants, bees)

• An Introduction to Ants (Formicidae) of the Tallgrass Prairie - by James C. Trager. Ecology, taxonomy and restoration info on ants of the U.S. midwest tallgrass prairie.

Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths)

• Gypsy Moth Life Systems Models - modelling tree growth and mortality, population dynamics, and moth/foliage/natural enemies

Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets)

• CARMA - predicts the proportion of available forage that will be consumed by grasshoppers and estimates the economic returns of various treatment options
• Hopper - expert system for selecting appropriate treatments for grasshopper infestations, and computer models for economic analyses of those treatments

General

• DYMEX - modelling package for deterministic population models. Developed by CSIRO in Australia
• Faunist - for faunistic analysis, including distribution, seasonal activity period, trend and flower visit information. Maintains a database of records
• IPMIST - Lab of Integrated Pest Management Information and Software Technology, The China Agricultural University, Beijing
• North Central Regional Committee on Migration and Dispersal of Insects and other Biota - Research and news about movement and dispersal of biota with a strong emphasis on insects. Primary outlet of information about NCR-148, but also other groups worldwide working with the movement of biota in atmospheric motion systems. Housed at University of Illinois.
• WORLDMAP - quantitative measures for mapping biodiversity value, rarity and endemism, combined with accountable methods for assessing priority areas for biodiversity conservation, including gap analysis. Site shows examples from different spatial scales, and a free downloadable demo