E.O. Wilson

Lecture: E.O. Wilson

How to collect parasitic wasps and other insects with Michael W. Gates, Smithsonian/USDA Research Entomologist. Covers a variety of techniques, from colored plastic bowls to custom nets to miniature foggers.

Insect Collecting - Bowls, Fogging, and More!

Entomologist Gary Hevel at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., explains the recent invasion of brown marmorated stink bugs (stinkbug) in the U.S. and how to get rid of them.

Here Come the Stink Bugs

Follow along with Matt Buffington as he talks about his work with parasitic wasps in the Systematic Entomology Lab at NMNH - a partnership between the USDA and the Smithsonian. This is part 3 of a 3 part series.

How to: Photograph Parasitic Wasps Part 3/3

Follow along with Matt Buffington as he talks about his work with parasitic wasps in the Systematic Entomology Lab at NMNH - a partnership between the USDA and the Smithsonian. Stay tuned for part 3!

How to: Photograph Parasitic Wasps Part 2/3

Follow along with Matt Buffington as he talks about his work with parasitic wasps in the Systematic Entomology Lab at NMNH - a partnership between the USDA and the Smithsonian. Stay tuned for part 2!

How to: Photograph Parasitic Wasps Part 1/3

At the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington D.C., John J. Ososky prepares animal specimens for research and exhibition with the help of flesh eating beetles.

Flesh Eating Beetles at the Smithsonian's Osteology Laboratory

I have an aphid named Abigail Adams and a weevil named General Winfield Scott. They’re fine until Perry Como’s name comes up, then they bicker. (Perry Como is a mole cricket.) Otherwise, for the most part, they get along. Mrs. Adams enjoys snorkeling in the tub; the “Grand Old Man of the Army” rides a horse.〰️

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Insects & their Allies

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