Representative specimens of Geometridae.

Nesotocus munroi, a weevil from Hawaii

Planet Ento--the CUIC

Andrena vicina (Andrenidae), an important native pollinator.

Margarita Lopez-Uribe with orchid bees for databasing.

The Cornell University Insect Collection is a world-class
research and training collection

that includes over 7 million insects specimens representing about 200,000 species, or roughly 20% of the World's described insect fauna. Our collection is an important resource for Cornell students, staff and faculty, for the College of Agriculture, for residents of New York State, and for the broader systematics community.

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CUIC bee specimens
CUIC bees provide crucial data for analyzing historical trends in North American pollinatorsMore ›
Bee collecting in Kenya (October, 2012)
A field trip to Kenya in October, 2012 provided an excellent opportunity to study and collect native bees of East Africa.More ›

Never move firewood

The Emerald Ash Borer is now known from several isolated localities in New York State. To minimize  spread of this insect, never move firewood. Please help save our forests.

Question: Do you like the doink of a baseball off of an aluminum bat?

Answer: Well, if you DON'T, you're like us, so keep Ash bats in America's Pastime, and NEVER EVER move firewood.

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