2008 Ohio Resourses for
Catch the Reading Bug @ Your Library!
The following links to Ohio information related to bugs and insects should complement your 2008 program:
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1876
Did you know that the Ohio state insect, the ladybug, is really a ladybird beetle? Find out other fascinating facts from this online encyclopedia of Ohio history!
http://www.cmnh.org/site/ResearchandCollections_InvertebrateZoology_CommonInsects.aspxFrom the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, check out these native Ohio bugs!
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/18741/Default.aspx
Did you know that the dragonfly is one of Ohio’s most primitive insects? Check out this site from the ODNR!
http://www.ohiolepidopterists.org/bflymonitoring/species/species.htm
Check out this listing (complete with pictures) of Ohio’s homegrown butterflies!
Also, get information of the yearly Monitoring Workshop held at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History!
http://www.thebutterflysite.com/ohio-butterflies.shtml
Another listing of butterflies in Ohio and information about what plants to plant in a “butterfly garden” to attract them!
http://www.butterfly-house.com/
Located in Whitehouse, Ohio, The Butterfly House contains over 1,000 different butterflies. Their site includes a “Kids Korner”, plus lots of great links!
http://www.monarchwatch.org/
From the Kansas Biological Survey at the University of Kansas, learn all about the monarch butterfly, its migration, tagging, and conservation.
http://hymfiles.biosci.ohio-state.edu/projects/FFiles/
Everything that you’ve ever wanted to know about fireflies or lightning bugs!
http://www.antweb.org/ohio.jsp
Find out what ants are native to the state of Ohio!
http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/agnic/bee/biology.htm
Courtesy of the Ohio State University, everything you want to know about bees!
http://beelab.osu.edu/
Did you know that Wooster, Ohio boasts a honey bee lab? It’s located on the campus of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. All sorts of great information!
http://www.osba.us/Links.html
Homepage for the Ohio State Beekeepers Association. Includes Ohio news and lots of links!
http://hymfiles.biosci.ohio-state.edu/osuent/home.html
Homepage for the Department of Entomology at the Ohio State University.
Ohio Resources compiled by Barb Scott, Children’s Librarian, Bucyrus Public Library
