Arizona Insect Festival

Insect Fest 2024!

You’re invited to the 12th annual Insect Fest.

Join us for one of the best events in Tucson.

This year’s theme insect is the ubiquitous and friendly horse lubber, Taeniopoda eques. Its bold, shiny, black with neon coloration warns predators of its toxicity, allowing this grasshopper to munch on its favorite plants unmolested. It is the largest grasshopper in the United States, being found across the southwest and Mexico. Its name comes from the term ‘land lubber’ since they rarely fly.

Symposium in Honor of Liz Bernays 1:00 pm-3:00 pm

1:00 pm  Welcome

1:05 pm Goggy Davidowitz, Department of Entomology, UA title

1:25 pm Greg Sword, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University Title

1:45 pm Katy Prudic, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, UA Six Legs Flying: Notes from an Entomological Future

2:05 pm Ken Lamberton, Poetry Center, UA Title

2:25 pm Mike Singer, Department of Biology, Wesleyan University Title

2:45- 3:00 pm Mingling of audience and speakers