California, by Content Type
Bibliographies
- Africanized honey bees - Africanized bee information, especially in relation to California. Includes bibliography with over 900 references
CD-ROM
- Backyard Bugs - Natural history of the monarch butterfly, dragonfly, praying mantis, stick insects, luna moth, viceroy butterfly, antlion, caddisflies, whirligig beetle, giant water bug, hickory horned devil caterpillar, millipedes, centipedes, tarantulas, honey bee, mosquitoes, cockroaches, and flies via macro photography videos. Included ctivities are designed for 5-10 year olds. $79.95.
- 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.
Checklists
- AntWeb - ant faunas of several areas in the Nearctic and Malagasy biogeographic regions, and global coverage of all ant genera
Collections
Image Galleries
Institutions
Integrated Pest Management
- Regional IPM Resource Manual - The SCC IPM website and the Regional IPM Resource Manual (CD-ROMprovides public agencies & communities including entomologists with access to information, tools and networks that maximize opportunities for pesticide reduction in Non-Crop Production Agriculture & Structural IPM Programs. The information will help entomologists to understand how to design, implement and administer pest managment programs in Urban, Industrial and Non production agriculture environments. An excellent resource for practicing entomologists.
- University of California IPM
Journals and Newsletters
- Bee Briefs - Short articles on topics of interest to beekeepers. UC-Davis
- Buprestis - newsletter about jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) edited by Chuck Bellamy
Pesticides
Professional Societies
Research Programs
General
- Spiders and other Arachnids - spiders, especially venom and spider bites, and misdiagnosis and identification of brown recluse spiders. Debunking of spider-related urband legends.
- Totallybuggin Blog - A blog about "bugs", mostly insects, but spiders, and other arthropods are also included.