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Information on Insect Rearing


Below are links to information on insect rearing

Ants
Ant Information Page: http://insected.arizona.edu/antinfo.htm
Ant Rearing Page: http://insected.arizona.edu/antrear.htm

Hissing Cockroaches
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Information Page: http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/misc/ef014.htm
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Care Sheet: http://www.petco.com/assets/articles/
caresheets/pdf/timadagascarhissingcockroach051503.pdf

Grasshoppers and Crickets
The Crickets in the Classroom Page is about using common
field and house crickets to teach skills of observation and measurement. The unit also includes basic information on cricket biology and how to maintain crickets in the classroom : http://members.attcanada.ca/~ecade/cricket_n_classroom.html
Grasshopper Information Page: http://insected.arizona.edu/ghopperinfo.htm
Grasshopper Rearing Page: http://insected.arizona.edu/ghopperrear.htm
Cricket Information Page: http://insected.arizona.edu/cricketinfo.htm
Cricket Rearing Page: http://insected.arizona.edu/cricketrear.htm

Millipedes
Giant African Millipede Care Sheet: http://www.petco.com/assets/articles/caresheets/pdf/tigiantafricanmillipede052203.pdf

Caterpillars
Butterfly and Moth Information Page: http://insected.arizona.edu/bflyinfo.htm
Butterfly and Moth Rearing Page: http://insected.arizona.edu/bflyrear.htm

Isopods
Isopod Information Page: http://insected.arizona.edu/isoinfo.htm
Isopod Rearing Page: http://insected.arizona.edu/isorear.htm

Mealworms
Mealworm Information Page: http://insected.arizona.edu/mealinfo.htm
Mealworm Rearing Page: http://insected.arizona.edu/mealrear.htm

Lady Beetles
Lady Beetle Information Page: http://insected.arizona.edu/ladyinfo.htm
Lady Beetle Rearing Page: http://insected.arizona.edu/ladyrear.htm

Sources of Arthropods:
http://insected.arizona.edu/sources.htm


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Information on Insect Rearing

Ants
Hissing Cockroaches
Honey Bees
Caterpillars
Grasshoppers and Crickets
Termites
Lady Beetles
Millepedes
Mealworms
Isopods