ARIZONAINSECT FESTIVAL
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The 2018 Arizona Insect Festival will take place in ENR2 on Sunday, October 21st, 10am - 3pm

The Arizona Insect Festival is one of the
biggest and best events of Tucson !
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Its the largest UA event completely designed and run by UA scientists to engage the community in our science!

The University of Arizona's Department of Entomology hosts a unique Festival
to improve science literacy and increase awareness about the importance of insects.
Insects represent the bulk
of Earth's diversity. 
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Art: Cara Gibson
Insects perform critical
ecosystem services. 
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Art: Cara Gibson
For four ecosystem services in the USA
the value is $67 Billion USD for a single year!
(Data Losey & Vaughn 2006)
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2016 festival crowd. Photo: Tucson Water
During this free, single-day festival each Fall, thousands of visitors engage in interactive exhibits and discover insect-based research and endeavors taking place at the UA and our broader community!
>> Read more here
Need to identify an insect?
Please contact our insect collection manager, Gene Hall.

Looking for insect outreach in your Tucson classroom?
Please visit our Insect Discovery Outreach Program.
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