Monarch butterfly. Photo: Pamm Cooper
Praying Mantis. Photo: Stacey Stearns
Milkweed beetle taking off. Photo: Pamm Cooper
Squash bugs. Photo: UNH Extension.
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug. Photo: Penn State
Activities & Events
2025 Bug Week Activities Coming Soon
Details on our Programs Page.
Insect Wonders at the Farm
Spring Valley - Tuesday July 16, 2024 3 PM - 6 PM
Pollinator and Insect Walks
Haddam - Wednesday July 17, 2024 10 AM - 1 PM
Dazzling Diversity of Treehoppers
Willimatic's Third Thursday Stree Festival
Willimantic - Thursday, July 18, 2024, from 6 PM - 9 PM
Aquatic Insects of Connecticut Fly Tying Workshop with the CT State Museum of Natural History
Storrs - Saturday, July 20, 2024, from 9 AM - 4 PM
Photo Contest
Deadline July 31st
Details on our Photo Contest Page.
80
Days Until Bug Week!
July 13, 2025
Registration Form
Bug Month will hold in person events again in 2025. Visit our programs page for available activities.
Extension Programs & Partners
- UConn Extension
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Spring Valley Student Farm
- Master Gardener Program
- Home & Garden Education Center
- Plant Diagnostic Lab
- Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
- Auerfarm
- Higganum Grange
- CT State Museum of Natural History
- AntU
- Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
- Connecticut Science Center
- CT Master Gardener Association
- UConn 4-H