WVU Insect Zoo: a hidden gem demonstrating the beauty and complexity of the insect world

Education August 23, 2024

In the basement of WVU Davis College’s Agricultural Sciences Building, creatures of the night lurk, gnawing on leaves and decaying matter, hissing and clicking, growing in size and number. It’s not an infestation or a six-legged uprising in the making — it’s the WVU Arthropod Museum ...

Arboretum’s annual Moth Night showcases insects' under-appreciated beauty, honors the passionate biologist who inspired it all

Latest News July 25, 2024

Right now, in your backyard and along the roads you traverse every day, dozens and dozens of caterpillars are preparing for the greatest challenge of their lives. They gnaw away at leaves with tiny mandibles, storing energy for one of the most-impressive spectacles of nature: ...