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Insectapalooza Returns to Campus After Two Year Hiatus

By Anna Labiner | November 9, 2022

On Oct. 22, the Cornell Department of Entomology hosted Insectapalooza in Stocking Hall after postponing the event due to COVID restrictions.

It’s Good to Bee Back” was the apt theme for this year’s annual one-day insect festival, which returned this October after a two-year hiatus. The event was well-attended by both Ithaca locals and Cornell students and faculty and featured interactive booths and workshops aimed towards sharing the entomological sciences with the community.

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16th Annual Insectapalooza Aims to Take ‘Creepy’ Out of ‘Creepy-Crawly’

By Johnathan Stimpson | October 17, 2019

Cornell’s “Insectapalooza,” one of the largest events of its kind, will once again buzz and crawl with excitement this Saturday at 9 a.m.

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Sharing, Spreading and Supporting Science Is ‘Civic Activism,’ Professor Says

By Deana Gonzales | March 25, 2019

Science outreach is a form of civic activism that is meant to inspire children and young adults to pursue their science-related interests.

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Insectapalooza Draws Big Buzz, Hundreds of Visitors

By Johnathan Stimpson | October 29, 2017

Nine-year-old Jack Healy who visited with his family from New Jersey, proclaimed, “I thought it was really awesome.”

Insectapalooza Offers Ithacans Hands-On Experience with Arthropods

By Alyssa Drexler and Joel Langstein | October 25, 2016

Degner said the two most popular exhibits were the butterfly room and the arthropod zoo, calling their subjects “big and charismatic insects.” He added that the department doubled the amount of butterflies in the butterfly room this year.