Entomology
Entomology is the science of insects. People who study insects are called entomologists. Insects have been studied since prehistoric times, but it was not until as early as the 16th century that insects were scientifically studied.
Some entomologists study how insects are related to each other. Others study how insects live and reproduce because we do not know very much about some kinds of insects. Other entomologists study ways to keep insects away from crops that people use for food. There are billions of unknown species throughout the world and taxonomists categorize the newly found.
Entomologists meet to talk about their study of insects and to share ideas, just as all scientists do.
Entomology Media
A Phyllium sp., mimicking a leaf
Plate from Transactions of the Entomological Society, 1848.
These 100 Trigonopterus species were described simultaneously using DNA barcoding.
Example of a collection barcode on a pinned beetle specimen
Several prominent American entomologists of the 1800s
The Entomology Research Collection at Lincoln University, New Zealand, with curator John Marris
