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Overwintering Strategies in Insects: A Comparative Review

Bugtopia 2522 Locust Hill Road, Taylors

Focus: Cold tolerance, diapause, and metabolic suppression Description: An academic presentation or article series analyzing overwintering mechanisms across insect orders, including freeze avoidance vs. freeze tolerance and trade-offs.

$5

Early-Season Pollinators Beyond Bees

Bugtopia 2522 Locust Hill Road, Taylors

Focus: Understudied pollinator taxa Description: An advanced event highlighting hoverflies, early moths, and beetles as spring pollinators, emphasizing their ecological roles and the limitations of bee-centric research.

$5

Host Plant Specialization in Caterpillars

Bugtopia 2522 Locust Hill Road, Taylors

Focus: Plant–insect coevolution Description: An academic talk or feature examining why caterpillars specialize on specific host plants, how chemical defenses shape diet breadth, and implications for habitat loss.

$5