MUSEUM MARAUDERS, A PRAYING MANTIS NURSERY, AND SPIDER FOLKLORE VISIT LANCASTER ON ST. PATRICK’S DAY!

AN INSECT FAIR FOR ALL AGES 

MARCH 17, 2013 10:00am – 3:00 pm.  “It’s a Bug’s World” AT THE BEST WESTERN EDEN RESORT AND SUITES

Lancaster, PA; March 5, 2013 – Thousands of insects and a swarm of entomologists will converge on Lancaster for the 84th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America’s Eastern Branch. The meeting will include a free public program for kids and parents called “It’s a Bug’s World.”  This event will be held on Sunday, March 17 from 10:00am-3:00pm at the Eden Resorts.  “Bug’s World” will feature interactive displays, demonstrations, crafts and artwork, including:

•  Lots of live insects, displays, and Build-a-Bug from York County 4-H, Entomology
•  Insects of ponds and streams – the Waterworld
•  The Woodmobile and beetles that threaten Pennsylvania’s forests
•  Military Entomology – the role that insect scientists play in the armed forces
•  Insects that hide in museums, while eating books, documents and fabric
•  Chances for kids to paint watercolor insects and have their faces painted
•  Focusing on the Little Things that Run the World, microscopic images that kids can photograph and email home, from Conrad Weiser FFA
•  Spider folklore, bees, butterflies and much more

The Entomological Society’s scientific meeting sessions will be held March 17-19, 2012, at the Best Western Eden Resort and Suites.  The three-day meeting will draw entomologists from northeastern and mid-Atlantic states and several Canadian provinces who will attend symposia on identifying and managing pests and invasive species, pollinator health and biodiversity, biological control, and several other topics.  In addition, there are submitted paper and poster presentations, and student competitions. 

For more information about "It's a Bug's World" contact Program organizer, Faith Kuehn, Delaware Depart. of Agriculture at (302) 698-4587 or Faith.Kuehn@state.de.us.  The Best Western Eden Resort is located on 222 Eden Road, Lancaster, PA  17601, telephone 717-569-6444.

Click here for video of last year's event.

Click here for more information about the meeting.

The Entomological Society of America (ESA) is the largest organization in the world dedicated to the science, magic, and mystery of the world’s most abundant life form - insects.  With more than 6,000 active members, the ESA helps to promote understanding of insects and solve world problems associated with them, including world hunger, disease prevention, and urban pest control.  ESA is a 501c(3) not-for-profit membership society headquartered in Lanham, MD.  www.entsoc.org.