Crazy4Bugs

Spring of the Caterpillar Festival
2026-03-03 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Briarfield Meadows, 805 Greenway Loop, Briarfield, SC 29731
Celebrate the season of growth with a festival dedicated to spring caterpillars. Discover how warming temperatures trigger hatching and feeding, explore host plants, and learn how gardens support early butterfly development. A relaxed educational event for all ages.

Early Spring Arthropod Phenology Symposium
2026-03-10 13:00 - 17:00 | Bugtopia, 2522 Locust Hill Road, Taylors, SC, 29687, United States
Focus: Timing of insect emergence and climate signals
Description:
A lecture-style or panel event examining how changing temperatures and photoperiods affect insect emergence patterns. Includes discussion of long-term datasets, phenology mismatches, and implications for food webs.
Good for:
Entomology students, ecologists, climate scientists, citizen-science coordinators
