Come see the bizarre, bad, and beneficial of the insect world.

Saturday, October 22, 2022 from 9am to 3pm. Stocking Hall. Free entrance and free parking.

Join us for the annual, one-day Insect Festival hosted by the Department of Entomology at Cornell University. Insectapalooza is an interactive, hands-on experience that features hundreds of live insects, spiders, and other fascinating arthropods. Popular favorites include the live Butterfly Room and Arthropod Zoo. Exhibits explore the extraordinary Cornell University Insect Collection, pollination, plant-insect interactions, biodiversity of ants, bees, and soil insects, and how bugs work. Learn how to combat arthropod pests like the spotted lantern fly, ticks, and mosquitos. New this year, there are short workshops on careers in entomology, beekeeping, pollinator gardens, macrophotography, and reducing the impacts of lantern flies and ticks. Numerous kid-friendly crafts. And much, much more.

Insectapalooza is fun and educational for children, teens and adults of all ages. Insectapalooza reflects the countless wonderful ways that insects interact with people and impact our lives — for better or for worse.

Sponsor Insectapalooza

If you wish to become a sponsor for Insectapalooza please contact cag45 [at] cornell.edu (Cheryl Gombas). Sponsors will be listed on this website, as well as in a brochure given to all attendees.

Interested in volunteering?

Please contact st342 [at] cornell.edu (Stephanie Westmiller).

Schedule of Events

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9:30 AM - The Invasive Spotted Lanternfly

Learn more about the Invasive Spotted Lanternfly and what you need to know.

Speaker: Brian C. Eshenaur
Location: 202 Stocking Hall

10:00 AM - Reducing Ticks & Tick borne diseases

Learn more about reducing ticks & tick borne diseases.

Speaker: Joellen Lampman
Location: 202 Stocking Hall

10:30 AM - Careers in Entomology

Learn more about careers in Entomology.

Speaker: Cole Gilbert
Location: 202 Stocking Hall

11:00 AM - Beekeeping

Learn more about beekeeping.

Speaker: Scott McArt
Location: 202 Stocking Hall

11:30 AM - Monarchs & Milkweeds

Learn more about monarchs & milkweeds in science & society.

Speaker: Anurag Agrawal
Location: 202 Stocking Hall

12:00 PM - Beneficial Insects in Gardens

Learn more about the beneficial insects in your garden.

Speaker: Jason Dombroskie
Location: 202 Stocking Hall

12:30 PM - Macrophotography

Learn more about macrophotography.

Speaker: Nicholas Rocha
Location: 202 Stocking Hall

1:00 PM - The Invasive Spotted Lanternfly

Learn more about the Invasive Spotted Lanternfly and what you need to know.

Speaker: Brian C. Eshenaur
Location: 202 Stocking Hall

1:30 PM - How to Discover a New Species

Learn how to discover a new species in your backyard.

Speaker: Jason Dombroskie
Location: 202 Stocking Hall

2:00 PM - Careers in Entomology

Learn more about careers in Entomology.

Speaker: Cole Gilbert
Location: 202 Stocking Hall

2:30 PM - Reducing Ticks & Tick borne diseases

Learn more about reducing ticks and tick borne diseases.

Speaker: Joellen Lampman
Location: 202 Stocking Hall

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