Insect Festival 2011
Overview
20 booths
80 faculty, staff, post-doctoral fellows, students & community volunteers
2,000 visitors (approx.)
Theme insect
This year’s theme insect was the convergent lady beetle, Hippodamia convergens. One of the most common ‘lady bug’ species in North America, it is a voracious predator of aphids and other plant pests. A single lady beetle can eat up to 50 aphids per day! This species overwinters in massive aggregations and is found in a variety of habitats. You can even purchase them online to release into your garden.
Press
| UA News Sept 19, 2011​ | Daily Wildcat Sept 25, 2011 |
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