Bug Buddies!

Calling all bug enthusiasts for a monthly Bug Buddies program with STEM Coordinator and resident bug expert, Keith McManus! Classes will take place both outdoors (weather permitting) and indoors. All classes are hands-on, exploratory, and include a related activity.

March 9: Silkworms and metamorphosis

April 6: Honeybees, including a visit to our apiary

May 4: Garden guardians, focus on ladybugs and aphids

June 8: Exploring lesser known pollinators and camouflage

July 13: Monarchs, milkweed, and clothespin butterflies

August 3: Cicadas and their connection to trees

September 14: Lanternflies, catching and observing them, invasive species, truths and misconceptions

October 5: Spiders (not insects but still “bugs”), how webs work, importance as predators

November 2: Pill bugs (not insects but still “bugs”), defense mechanisms, decomposers, oceanic origins

December 7: Bagworms (the caterpillar stage of moths)