Insects, Bees and Entomology

Spotlights
Tipula flies BioSystematic Database of World Diptera

USDA. ARS. Systematic Entomology Laboratory.

Index contains nomenclature data for over 150,000 living and extinct Diptera species in 154 families and nearly 12,000 genera-around 10 percent of the known biodiversity in the world today.
Grasshopper on tree Insects, 2004

USDA. NAL. Animal Welfare Information Center.

Guide to materials on insects used for research. Areas covered are laboratory care, biocontrol, and toxicology.
Integrated Pest Management and Irrigated Agriculture

USDA. National Agricultural Library.

Searches for article citations in the NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA) on integrated pest management and irrigated agriculture from 1985 to the present.
Formosan subterranean termites Termites

USDA. National Agricultural Library.

Searches for article citations in the NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA) on termites from January 2005 to the present. Or search for books from 1995 to the present.
Fruit fly Insect Pests of Plants

USDA. National Agricultural Library.

Searches for article citations in the NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA) on insect pests of plants from January 2005 to the present. Or search for books from 2000 to the present.
USDA Map of Africanized Honey Bee Spread

USDA. Agricultural Research Service.

An updated map of Africanized honey bees' spread in the United States.
Plant Protection and Quarantine Permit Services logo Plant Protection and Quarantine Permits

USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.

Offers instruction, forms, and helpful information about permits for interstate transportation of arthropods, biological control organisms, plant pathogens, and other organisms.
Systematic Entomology Laboratory

USDA. Agricultural Research Service.

Develops comprehensive classification systems for insects and mites on a world basis.
Spined soldier bug (ARS/USDA photo). The Pherobase

Converts scientific data and knowledge from the literature and published peer-reviewed information about behavior-modifying chemicals in insects into electronically searchable database entries.
PestTracker

Purdue University.

Provides information on pests, listed by common and scientific names, and state-level information inclucing advisories, pest surveys, and press releases. PestTracker is sponsored by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
Cover of the book "Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms" with purple butterfly wing Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms

Entomological Society of America.

Includes more than 2,000 common names and is searchable by common name, scientific name, author, order, family, genus, and species.
Class Insecta (Animal Diversity Web)

University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology.

An online database of insect natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology.
An image of the head and front legs of a mantid MCZ Insect Type Database

Harvard University. Department of Entomology.

Contains records for primary types of more than 28,000 insect species, including some images.
Pest Management Guidelines and More

University of California. Statewide Integrated Management Program.

Find fact sheets and more information about managing pests. Provides official guidelines for monitoring pests, using pesticides, and nonpesticide alternatives for managing insects and other pests.
Tree of Life Web project logo Arthropoda (Tree of Life)

Tree of Life Web Project.

Originally built for biologists, the Tree of Life provides information on evolutionary history, taxonomic designations, and biological diversity.