Buzz Of The Week

Every week or so, this page will feature an insect-related link to another website that is fun, interesting, intriguing, humorous, or all of the above. Check this page every week for the latest buzz.

Part Insect, Part Timepiece
Portland, Maine, artist Mike Libby customizes real insect specimens with antique watch parts and other technological components. Click here for...
Praying Mantis vs. Corn Snake
A short clip on Youtube shows a praying mantis ambushing a corn snake.
Fighting Malaria with the ProVector Bt
ESA Member Tom Kollars, a professor at Georgia Southern University, invented a device to reduce deaths from mosquito-borne illnesses like malaria....
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Most Painful Insect Stings
This is a video made by someone who obviously admires the "Schmidt Pain Index," which rates the stings of insects on a scale of 1-4. Justin...
World Malaria Day
April 25 is World Malaria Day. Worldwide, malaria causes around 350 to 500 million illnesses and more than one million deaths annually. Malaria is...
Colony Collapse Disorder
A BBC article about Colony Collapse Disorder features ESA members Frank Eischen and Jeff Pettis. The article also links to a video with Eric Mussen...